Coast Guard rescues man from grounded vessel near Clatsop Spit, Ore.

WARRENTON, OR, UNITED STATES

07.28.2014

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

A Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment rescued a man after his boat ran aground and began taking on water in the Columbia River, Monday.

A member of the boatcrew, acting as a surface rescue swimmer, was able to reach the man and get him safely aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small and transfer him in good condition to emergency medical services.

• Date Taken: 07.28.2014
• Date Posted: 07.28.2014 18:17
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 352155
• VIRIN: 140728-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_101836800
• Length: 00:01:11
• Location: WARRENTON, OR, US