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Crewmembers from the sailing vessel Crosswave disembark from a MH-60J Jayhawk......read moreread more
Courtesy Photo | Crewmembers from the sailing vessel Crosswave disembark from a MH-60J Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. The five crewmembers were rescued when their 40 foot sailing vessel sank during the annual Baja-ha-ha sailboat race.
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SAN DIEGO - An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego rescued five people after their sail boat capsized 197 miles southwest of San Diego, Wednesday morning.
The Coast Guard received a distress signal from a 406-MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon registered to the Crosswave, a 40 foot sail boat participating in the Baja Ha Ha race, shortly after 10 a.m.
A helicopter was launched from Sector San Diego, and a C-130 from Air Station Sacramento provided long range coverage.
Once on scene, the helicopter crew found the five people in a life raft, and subsequently hoisted them into the helicopter.
One of the rescued individuals had a minor hand injury. All five people were transported to Sector San Diego.
The Baha Ha Ha is sailboat race from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, that began Monday.