HOUSTON - In this video by the Coast Guard, four people who were rescued, June 5, 2009, 20 miles off the coast of Sabine Pass after their boat capsized, tell us how it all happened and what they did to survive.
The coxswain of the 25-foot rescue boat, Petty Officer James Holt, is also interviewed.
Wathstanders at Sector Houston-Galveston received a mayday call at approximately 8:45 a.m. from a crewmember on board the 25-foot Sea Ray reporting they were taking on water. A watchstander immediately issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB). Good Samaritans on board the Ms. Adrienne and Miss Amy responded to the UMIB. The Good Samaritans reported that the 25-foot Sea Ray had capsized and all four people on board were able to safely swim to a nearby oil rig.
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65C rescue helicopter crew was launched, and a 25-foot response boat crew and 41-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sabine were dispatched to assist with the rescue effort.
The four people were taken off the oil rig by the 25-foot response boat crew and transported back to Station Sabine.
(U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer Patrick Kelley)
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