CG rescues 35 from Lake Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS – Crews from Coast Guard Station New Orleans and Good Samaritan boaters rescued 35 people Sept. 5 from a sinking houseboat tied to pilings of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway after an afternoon storm. The CG dispatched 45-foot medium response boat crews from CGSNO. One crew evacuated the houseboat with the help of local boaters while the second pumped water from the boat and towed it to a local marina. There were no reported injuries. (Coast Guard District 8 09/06/15)