Coast Guard assists mariner at sea in Mexican waters, stresses preparedness

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

05.21.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock’s rescue and assist team work to dewater the Spin Drift, a 17-foot aluminum boat, approximately 12 miles south of Point Loma, May 21, 2015. After assisting with dewatering and escorting the vessel to port in San Diego, the cutter crew terminated the vessel’s voyage when they discovered the vessel didn’t have watertight integrity and only had buckets to thwart the flooding, had no sound producing device such as an air horn aboard and no visual distress devices such as flares or a signaling mirror.

• Date Taken: 05.21.2015
• Date Posted: 05.21.2015 17:55
• Photo ID: 1947908
• VIRIN: 150521-G-ZZ999-001
• Resolution: 1280x1280
• Size: 884.69 KB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US