Coast Guard rescues man who fell off tanker ship 10 miles off Galveston
GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Coast Guard said they rescued a man who had fallen overboard off a tanker ship 10 miles off of Galveston Sunday. U.S. C...
GALVESTON, Texas – The U.S. Coast Guard said they rescued a man who had fallen overboard off a tanker ship 10 miles off of Galveston Sunday. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watchstanders received a distress call at approximately 9:23 a.m. Sunday from personnel aboard the tanker vessel Ghibli, stating that a crew member had fallen overboard and was not wearing a life jacket. 'Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast, diverted an already airborne MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston and directed the launch of a 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew from U.