Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves Overboard Sailor

A US Coast Guard rescue swimmer and helicopter crew saved a sailor who fell overboard from a sailboat in Galveston Bay near Kemah on Thursday, September 24. The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew transported the 60-year-old man back to Air Station Houston for a medical assessment.

“This is a perfect example of prudent seamanship because he was wearing his life-jacket,” said Lt. Melissa McCafferty, the lead search and rescue controller at Sector Houston-Galveston, in a statement. Credit: YouTube/Air Station Houston