Coast Guard rescues 2 from boat on rocks near Galveston, Texas

Courtesy Photo | Coast Guard Station Galveston, Texas, tows a 19-foot white Wellcraft boat off the Galveston South Jetty after they lost propulsion and made an emergency phone call Monday, March 28, 2016. The two men and their boat were towed to safety and dropped off at the Texas City Dike. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Houston.  

GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES

03.28.2016

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

HOUSTON — A Coast Guard boat crew towed two men and their boat to safety Monday morning, after their boat lost power and they hit the rocks on the Galveston South Jetty.

The men made an emergency phone call just after 8 a.m., after losing power, and reported that they were about to hit the rocks. The Galveston Police Department contacted Coast Guard Station Galveston, who responded with their rescue boat as Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders diverted an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter. The aircrew confirmed the men's distress and the rescue boat crew arrived a few minutes later to tow the men to safety.

The boat and two men were towed back to the Texas City Dike. No injuries were reported.

• Date Taken: 03.28.2016
• Date Posted: 03.28.2016 16:00
• Story ID: 193709
• Location: GALVESTON, TX, US