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Coast Guard rescues mariner who fell overboard

Posted at 8:06 PM, Jan 05, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-05 21:07:44-05
STILL TITLED: US Coast Guard

 

The Coast Guard rescued a man who fell overboard off a 65-foot shrimping vessel near South Padre Island, Texas, Saturday afternoon.

A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boat crew on a routine patrol witnessed a crewmember fall off the 65-foot shrimping vessel, Morgan Rae.

The boat crew recovered the crewmember and transferred him back onto the vessel.

There are no reported injuries.