CG rescues boaters near PC

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued five people after their recreational vessel ran into a jetty May 13 inside St. Andrews Bay, near Panama City, Fla. CG Station Panama City received a report from a fisherman about the recreational vessel, with eight passengers aboard, running into the jetty. The CG launched a 45-foot response boat and crew at 8:46 p.m. The crew transferred five of the passengers with no life-threatening injuries to emergency services at the Panama City Marina. The Bay County Sheriff’s Department brought the remaining three ashore. EMS transported the five to Bay Medical Sacred Heart hospital. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (Source: Coast Guard 05/14/18)