CG rescues duo from capsized skiff

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people after their boat capsized near Grand Bay, Miss. on Dec. 8. Coast Guard Station Pascagoula, Miss., received a report from Jackson County dispatchers that there were two people in the water in Grand Bay. CGS Pascagoula relayed the report to CG Sector Mobile, Ala., and directed the launch of a response boat/crew. CG Mobile directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter/crew and CGS Dauphin Island, Ala., launched a response boat/crew. The Pascagoula boatcrew located the survivors, one clinging to the hull of the capsized 12-foot aluminum skiff and one in the water. Both survivors were wearing life jackets. The survivors were transported to Station Pascagoula in good health. (Source: Coast Guard 12/08/18)