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The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, USCG Station Mayport and the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department teamed up Thursday morning to rescue two people and a cat from a sailboat that was taking on water.
The “dramatic rescue” happened just before 4 a.m., JFRD said.
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Just before 4 AM ,Marine 40 & 38 w/ @USCGSoutheast made a dramatic rescue at the mouth of the jetties as a 34 ft sailboat from VA lost power & was slamming the rocks with each wave…2 people & a cat were pulled from this boat to safety with no significant injuries.
— THEJFRD (@THEJFRD) November 17, 2022
The 34-foot sailboat from Virginia was at the mouth of the jetties when it lost power and began sinking.
Sector #Jacksonville assisted in the rescue of 2 people whose sailing vessel began taking water near the entrance of #Mayport, #Florida. @THEJFRD arrived on scene along with a #USCG Station Mayport rescue crew and removed the survivors from the s/v and transported them to safety pic.twitter.com/Y2h0Su9yMY
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) November 17, 2022
JFRD said the boat “was slamming the rocks with each wave.”
The people on the boat who were rescued did not have significant injuries.
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