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Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment San Diego |
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| News Release |
Date: Sept. 16, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Dunphy (619) 252-1304 henry.g.dunphy@uscg.mil |
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Coast Guard aids boaters adrift SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard crews assisted two boaters whose boat had broken down nine miles off the Mexican coast Wednesday evening. The Coast Guard received a distress call from the boaters at approximately 4:30 p.m., stating that the engine of their 20-foot boat had failed and they were adrift. The Coast Guard Cutter Halibut, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Marina Del Rey, Calif., was diverted from its patrol to assist the boaters. An MH-60J Jayhawk helicopter was launched from Coast Guard Sector San Diego to help locate the disabled boat. By 5:45 p.m. the boat was located and the Halibut began towing it back toward San Diego. Once near San Diego, a commercial salvage company took over to complete the tow into the harbor. Click the link or thumbnail for video: http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=659130
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