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    Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water 8 miles southeast of Tybee Island [Image 3 of 4]

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    Two boats are alongside each other on open water, with one being a white center-console fishing boat registered SC-8991-BW and the other a yellow vessel partially readable as 'SEA TOW' or similar towing service. A person is lying prone on the bow of the white boat while another person sits on the yellow boat holding what appears to be a tow rope. The scene suggests a towing or assistance situation on the water.

    TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES

    06.06.2020

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    U.S. Coast Guard PADET Jacksonville   

    A Coast Guard Station Tybee Island 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew assists in dewatering a 22-foot vessel taking on water 8 miles southeast of Tybee Island, Georgia, June 6, 2020. The RBM crew used a P6 pump to dewater the vessel and towed the vessel to Lazaretto Creek where they conducted a tow transfer to Sea Tow. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station Tybee Island)

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    Date Taken: 06.06.2020
    Date Posted: 06.06.2020 19:54
    Photo ID: 6233421
    VIRIN: 200606-G-G0107-2002
    Resolution: 640x480
    Size: 285.03 KB
    Location: TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA, US
    Web Views: 228
    Downloads: 3

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    The image is taken from the bow of a recreational center-console boat looking forward toward a vessel in the distance, likely a Coast Guard or law enforcement patrol boat. The two vessels appear to be underway on choppy open water under a partly cloudy sky. A tow line or bow cleat is visible in the foreground, suggesting the lead vessel may be towing or escorting the photographed boat.
    The image shows the deck of a white boat on open water, with a red gasoline-powered water pump secured to the deck using straps labeled 'LIFT'. Large black corrugated flexible hoses are coiled on the deck and connected to the pump, suggesting a pumping or dewatering operation is underway or being prepared. Additional equipment, including what appears to be an electrical panel or junction box, is visible in the background.
    Two boats are alongside each other on open water, with one being a white center-console fishing boat registered SC-8991-BW and the other a yellow vessel partially readable as 'SEA TOW' or similar towing service. A person is lying prone on the bow of the white boat while another person sits on the yellow boat holding what appears to be a tow rope. The scene suggests a towing or assistance situation on the water.
    The image is taken from inside a vessel looking out through a windshield toward another boat on open water. The foreground vessel appears to be a law enforcement or official patrol boat, indicated by the 'NASG' label visible on the deck. Several people are visible on the second boat, which appears to be a recreational or fishing vessel with Suzuki outboard motors.

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