CG, Samaritans assist charter

NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan charter and recreational vessels assisted another charter boat taking on water 13 miles south of St. Andrews Pass off Panama City, Fla., in the afternoon of Aug. 30. CG Sector Mobile, Ala., received a report at 12:47 p.m. of a charter boat with five people aboard taking on water in the Gulf of Mexico, and launched of response boat and crew and a special purpose craft/crew from CG Station Panama City to assist. The good Samaritan vessels transferred the passengers from the boat and began dewatering the boat. The CG crews arrived and using dewatering pumps to remove the remaining water. The vessel was escorted to shore and removed from the water. (Source: Coast Guard 08/30/19)