CG rescues 2 from sinking boat

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people on the evening of May 27 from a sinking vessel in Bayou Eloi about 33 nautical miles east of New Orleans. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 7:30 p.m. Monday via a marine VHF radio of a 30-foot boat with two people aboard taking on water in Lake Eloi. The CG launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from CG Air Station New Orleans and a 24-Foot Special Purpose Craft boatcrew from CG Station New Orleans to assist. The aircrew located the vessel at 8:33 p.m. and directed the boatcrew of its location. The crew transported the people to a good Samaritan vessel in stable condition. (Source: Coast Guard 05/27/19)