CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Marblehead, Ohio, rescued a boater from Sandusky Bay this afternoon after his sailboat capsized.

The man’s name is not being released.  There are no photo or video from this case.

The crew of Coast Guard Station Marblehead was contacted at 4:08 p.m. by the Sandusky City Police Department after they received a report of someone clinging to an overturned sailboat in Sandusky Bay.

A Station Marblehead rescue boatcrew launched aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat and arrived at the scene, a half mile west of Cedar Point, at 4:27 p.m. 

Once there, they found the man sitting atop his capsized sailboat, wearing a lifejacket.

The SPC-LE crew took the man aboard and transported him to the Cedar Point Fuel Dock, where they transferred him awaiting EMS from the Sandusky Fire Department.  He was reportedly showing signs of hypothermia, according to the SPC-LE crew, and was taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky.

The sailboat was salvaged by a commercial company and towed to a nearby dock, where it was righted and safely moored.

The Coast Guard urges boaters to always wear lifejackets while underway.  It is much more difficult to locate, access, or don a lifejacket at the moment an accident occurs. Click here for more information on lifejackets.

CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Marblehead, Ohio, rescued a boater from Sandusky Bay this afternoon after his sailboat capsized.

The man’s name is not being released.  There are no photo or video from this case.

The crew of Coast Guard Station Marblehead was contacted at 4:08 p.m. by the Sandusky City Police Department after they received a report of someone clinging to an overturned sailboat in Sandusky Bay.

A Station Marblehead rescue boatcrew launched aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat and arrived at the scene, a half mile west of Cedar Point, at 4:27 p.m. 

Once there, they found the man sitting atop his capsized sailboat, wearing a lifejacket.

The SPC-LE crew took the man aboard and transported him to the Cedar Point Fuel Dock, where they transferred him awaiting EMS from the Sandusky Fire Department.  He was reportedly showing signs of hypothermia, according to the SPC-LE crew, and was taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky.

The sailboat was salvaged by a commercial company and towed to a nearby dock, where it was righted and safely moored.

The Coast Guard urges boaters to always wear lifejackets while underway.  It is much more difficult to locate, access, or don a lifejacket at the moment an accident occurs. Click here for more information on lifejackets.

CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Marblehead, Ohio, rescued a boater from Sandusky Bay this afternoon after his sailboat capsized.

The man’s name is not being released.  There are no photo or video from this case.

The crew of Coast Guard Station Marblehead was contacted at 4:08 p.m. by the Sandusky City Police Department after they received a report of someone clinging to an overturned sailboat in Sandusky Bay.

A Station Marblehead rescue boatcrew launched aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat and arrived at the scene, a half mile west of Cedar Point, at 4:27 p.m. 

Once there, they found the man sitting atop his capsized sailboat, wearing a lifejacket.

The SPC-LE crew took the man aboard and transported him to the Cedar Point Fuel Dock, where they transferred him awaiting EMS from the Sandusky Fire Department.  He was reportedly showing signs of hypothermia, according to the SPC-LE crew, and was taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky.

The sailboat was salvaged by a commercial company and towed to a nearby dock, where it was righted and safely moored.

The Coast Guard urges boaters to always wear lifejackets while underway.  It is much more difficult to locate, access, or don a lifejacket at the moment an accident occurs. Click here for more information on lifejackets.

KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, returned to their homeport of Key West Saturday morning.

During the 45-day patrol, the Thetis crew conducted law enforcement and homeland security missions.

The Thetis crew interdicted 39 Haitian migrants and provided them with food, water, shelter and basic medical care before repatriating them.

Following a five-day mid-patrol maintenance period, the Thetis crew spent two weeks patrolling the waters of the Western Caribbean Sea. The primary mission was the interdiction of drugs into the central Caribbean and the United States.  

To finish the patrol, the Thetis crew towed a 60-foot sailing vessel back to the U.S. after being stopped and seized by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence for smuggling more than 750 pounds of cocaine. The five suspects and vessel were transferred to Customs and Border Protection officials in Miami. The seized contraband was transferred to U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla. (For photos from the cocaine offload, click here.)

The Tahoma is a multi-mission, 270-foot medium endurance cutter responsible for conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, and homeland security missions throughout the Caribbean Sea.

KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, returned to their homeport of Key West Saturday morning.

During the 45-day patrol, the Thetis crew conducted law enforcement and homeland security missions.

The Thetis crew interdicted 39 Haitian migrants and provided them with food, water, shelter and basic medical care before repatriating them.

Following a five-day mid-patrol maintenance period, the Thetis crew spent two weeks patrolling the waters of the Western Caribbean Sea. The primary mission was the interdiction of drugs into the central Caribbean and the United States.  

To finish the patrol, the Thetis crew towed a 60-foot sailing vessel back to the U.S. after being stopped and seized by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence for smuggling more than 750 pounds of cocaine. The five suspects and vessel were transferred to Customs and Border Protection officials in Miami. The seized contraband was transferred to U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla. (For photos from the cocaine offload, click here.)

The Tahoma is a multi-mission, 270-foot medium endurance cutter responsible for conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, and homeland security missions throughout the Caribbean Sea.

KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, returned to their homeport of Key West Saturday morning.

During the 45-day patrol, the Thetis crew conducted law enforcement and homeland security missions.

The Thetis crew interdicted 39 Haitian migrants and provided them with food, water, shelter and basic medical care before repatriating them.

Following a five-day mid-patrol maintenance period, the Thetis crew spent two weeks patrolling the waters of the Western Caribbean Sea. The primary mission was the interdiction of drugs into the central Caribbean and the United States.  

To finish the patrol, the Thetis crew towed a 60-foot sailing vessel back to the U.S. after being stopped and seized by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence for smuggling more than 750 pounds of cocaine. The five suspects and vessel were transferred to Customs and Border Protection officials in Miami. The seized contraband was transferred to U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla. (For photos from the cocaine offload, click here.)

The Tahoma is a multi-mission, 270-foot medium endurance cutter responsible for conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, and homeland security missions throughout the Caribbean Sea.

 MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew prepares to offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

 MIAMI — The Coast Guard intercepted 886 pounds of cocaine from a sailing vessel about 300 miles south of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Oct. 16, 2011.

While conducting a law enforcement patrol, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel. The crew of the Confidence crew boarded the vessel, located 358 bricks of cocaine, and detained five suspects. 

The five suspects and vessel were transferred to Customs and Borders Protection officials in Miami.

The seized contraband was transferred to U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents Friday at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla.

The cutter Confidence is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Port Canaveral, Fla.

 MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew prepares to offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

 MIAMI — The Coast Guard intercepted 886 pounds of cocaine from a sailing vessel about 300 miles south of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Oct. 16, 2011.

While conducting a law enforcement patrol, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel. The crew of the Confidence crew boarded the vessel, located 358 bricks of cocaine, and detained five suspects. 

The five suspects and vessel were transferred to Customs and Borders Protection officials in Miami.

The seized contraband was transferred to U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents Friday at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla.

The cutter Confidence is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Port Canaveral, Fla.

 MIAMI — A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew prepares to offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

MIAMI — Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload 886 pounds of cocaine transferred from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma at Base Miami, Beach, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel with 886 pounds of cocaine and five suspected smugglers Oct. 16, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

 MIAMI — The Coast Guard intercepted 886 pounds of cocaine from a sailing vessel about 300 miles south of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Oct. 16, 2011.

While conducting a law enforcement patrol, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence located a sailing vessel. The crew of the Confidence crew boarded the vessel, located 358 bricks of cocaine, and detained five suspects. 

The five suspects and vessel were transferred to Customs and Borders Protection officials in Miami.

The seized contraband was transferred to U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents Friday at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla.

The cutter Confidence is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Port Canaveral, Fla.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Watchstanders at the Coast Guard 5th District command center helped coordinate the rescue of five people 256 miles northeast of Bermuda with the assistance of the cruise ship Norwegian Gem, Saturday morning.

At approximately 7 a.m., watchstanders received notification from a member of the sailing vessel Sanctuary, stating that they had taken several large breaking waves over the bow, had lost power and were slowly taking on water.

A C-130 Hercules crew from Air Station Elizabeth City was launched to locate and assist.

The reporting source said that the crew all had life jackets on, but their life raft had washed overboard.

Using AMVER, the Automated Mutual-assistance Vessel Rescue system, the Coast Guard asked the captain of the Norwegian Gem to assist the sailors in distress.

The Norwegian Gem diverted course, was directed to the scene by the C-130 crew, and successfully rescued the five people from the Sanctuary.