Strong enough: Coast Guardsman frees 2 trapped in sinking tugboat [Image 1 of 8]

SABINE PASS, TX, UNITED STATES

03.31.2023

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Rollins, a machinery technician at Station Sabine, bears down on a rope as sparks fly overhead aboard the sinking tugboat Sea Cypress at the mouth of the Sabine Pass Channel, March 31, 2023. Rollins pried open the hull and rescued the tugboat’s captain and a deckhand who were trapped aboard the capsizing vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Katelynn Reyes)

• Date Taken: 03.31.2023
• Date Posted: 12.14.2023 15:08
• Photo ID: 8168955
• VIRIN: 230331-G-G0108-2001
• Resolution: 1536x2048
• Size: 1.12 MB
• Location: SABINE PASS, TX, US