JULY 18, 2014– The Coast Guard has actually securely moved 114 individuals off a gambling enterprise watercraft that ran swamped as well as ended up being stranded regarding 2 miles northeast of Tybee Island, GA, Wednesday.
No contamination or injuries have actually been reported.
The Escapade, a 174-foot vessel run by Tradewinds Casino Cruise, Savannah, GA, was bring 96 travelers as well as 31 personnel as well as crewmembers when it based on a rough base.
The source of the grounding is under Coast Guard examination.
After 5 not successful efforts by an industrial salvage firm to tow the Escapade with all individuals still aboard, a choice was made to move the travelers as well as non-essential personnel as well as staff participants to coast.
Coast Guard participants aboard 3 25-foot action watercrafts as well as one 45-foot action watercraft from Station Tybee Island collaborated to transport 114 individuals from the online casino watercraft to the Coast Guard Cutters Maria Bray as well as Tarpon, which are bigger vessels with the ability of bring even more individuals than the smaller sized action watercrafts. Once all 114 individuals were aboard the cutters, both left the location as well as took individuals to Coast Guard Station Tybee Island, where Emergency medical technicians were waiting as well as vans were readily available to take them to their cars at the Escapade’s homeport in Savannah.
Two Coast Guard helicopters from Air Station Savannah, Georgia, lifted 4 travelers that were unable of or awkward getting down the online casino ship’s Jacob’s ladder to board the Coast Guard action watercrafts.
“Members of all Coast Guard Sectors are well trained and prepared for mass rescue operations, but our hopes are not to have to exercise those plans,” claimedCapt Ric Rodriguez, command of Coast Guard Sector Charleston, South Carolina, which collaborated as well as look after the action. “Today’s response, which included support from Savannah-Chatham Marine Patrol, was well executed despite difficult circumstances. The safe evacuation of all passengers and crew aboard was our primary concern. I could not be more proud of the way our Coast Guard men and women responded and performed today.”
Seven Escapade staff participants stayed aboard the ship to check it up until an industrial salvage firm might once again try to to tow the vessel.
