Coast Guard Rescues Boater Just Before Striking Bridge

CORTEZ, FL, UNITED STATES

06.06.2013

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse  

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard boat crew members aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Station Cortez rescue a mariner just before he strikes the Cortez Road Bridge, Thursday June 6, 2013. Boaters should take necessary precautions to ensure their safety due to strong gusty winds associated with the outer weather bands of tropical storms. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Ackerman.

• Date Taken: 06.06.2013
• Date Posted: 06.06.2013 15:31
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 292651
• VIRIN: 130606-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_100831905
• Length: 00:02:19
• Location: CORTEZ, FL, US