Man, dog rescued from Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS - A man and his dog were rescued after a 22-foot vessel capsized May 19 in Lake Pontchartrain, north of New Orleans, between the Highway 11 and I-10 Twin Span bridges. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and crew from CG Air Station New Orleans, a response boat and crew from CG Station New Orleans, and diverted an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft and crew from the CG Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Marine Division recovered the man about 11 a.m., and transported him to Eden Isle Marina. A good Samaritan recovered the dog. (Source: Coast Guard 05/19/17)