Coast Guard Watchstanders received a report Tuesday, that the pleasure craft, ‘Round 3’, lost power and ran aground on Chandeleur Islands due to bad weather conditions. Five people were onboard.
The watchstanders issued an urgent marine broadcast and directed Coast Guard rescue crews from an Air Station in New Orleans, and Gulfport, as well as Aviation Training Center in Mobile.
The boat’s captain beached the vessel so the people onboard could be rescued.
An Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and ATC Mobile HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew arrived on the scene.
The helicopter crew landed on the island to rescue the people stranded on the vessel.
There were no injuries reported.
