US Coast Guard Make Two Rescues at Start of Great Texas 300

The US Coast Guard made two separate rescues during the first leg of the Great Texas 300 race on June 18. This video shows the guardsmen in action. The race had originally been postponed because of Tropical Storm Bill, and the first leg stretches 100 miles from South Padre Island to Mustang Island.

In the first incident, an 18-foot sailboat had capsized, and the captain had suffered a facial wound. The captain and another man were rescued by a boatcrew after an EMT was lowered to the boat to assess the injuries.

In the second rescue, the guardsmen received a mayday call of a man in the water. The helicopter’s rescue swimmer aided the man back to his sailboat, and the crew continued the race. Credit: YouTube/US Coast Guard