Friday, November 11, 2011

Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues 2 Near Hooper's Island

     Hoopers Island, Md. -- The Coast Guard rescued two people aboard a 36-foot sailboat after they had run aground near Hooper's Island, Maryland Friday.
     A crewmember aboard the Little Star contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Baltimore at 5:01 a.m. and reported they were hindered by the weather and ran out of food.
     An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., arrived on scene and hoisted the two people aboard the helicopter.
     The people were transported to Crisfield Municipal Airport in Crisfield, Maryland, and transferred to awaiting emergency medical personnel.

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