USCG, Shrimpers Assist F/V Salvador R 15 Miles Off South Padre Island
The U.S. Coast Guard assisted two mariners aboard a fishing vessel taking on water off South Padre Island, Texas, Sunday.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a mayday call relayed by personnel aboard the F/V Promised Land at 12:20 a.m. that the F/V Salvador R was taking on water with two crewmen aboard approximately 15 miles offshore.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station South Padre ...
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