CG, Samaritan rescue 11 boaters

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued five of 11 people in the water after their vessel capsized in Mississippi Sound on Sept. 21. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., received a report at 2:55 p.m. Saturday that there were an unknown number of people in the water about two miles south of Gulfport (Miss.) Harbor. The CG launched a 45-Foot Response Boat crew from CG Station Gulfport to rescue the people. A good Samaritan aboard a personal watercraft rescued six of the 11. The boat crew arrived at 3:36 p.m., rescued the remaining five and transported them to CGS Gulfport in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 09/23/19)