Coast Guard Rescues Trio from Vessel Taking on Water near Matagorda, Texas
Three mariners were rescued by the Coast Guard near Matagorda, Texas on Monday morning. The mariners were aboard a shrimping vessel taking on water.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a report of a vessel taking on water about two miles from Matagorda jetties. The Coast Guard launched a Station Port O’Connor 45-foot Response Boat-medium crew to assist.
The crewmembers called the station from a cellphone and alerted the Coast Guard that they would be abandoning the vessel...
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