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Coast Guard
Rescues Mariners After Boat Sank Off Costa
Rica
Oakland Tribune
The Coast Guard rescued a survivors of a
SF-based boat that sank off Costa
Rica.Stephen Szukics, 55, of Fort Worth,
Texas, and James Winningham, 45, of Murphys,
Calif. told the Coast Guard they were en
route to Texas via the Panama Canal aboard
the Black Pearl, a 55-foot boat home ported
in Loch Lomond Marina, San Francisco, when
the vessel sank.
The two survivors, who were found aboard a
life raft 50 miles west of Costa Rica, were
reported to be in good condition and will be
transferred to land at the next port call
for the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, which is
based in Alameda.
At 7:20 a.m., a Coast Guard C-130 crew, from
Air Station Sacramento, located the life
raft and dropped food, water and a radio to
the survivors.
The Sherman, a 378-foot high endurance
cutter was in the vicinity and diverted to
the scene. The cutter arrived on scene at
about 9:30 a.m. and lowered their small boat
so they could transfer the two survivors
from the life raft.
"They told me they were pretty darn happy to
see that Coast Guard aircraft wave its wings
at them this morning," said Capt. Mathew
Bliven, commanding officer Coast Guard
Cutter Sherman."Fortunately they did a
number of things right to ensure their
survival until we could reach them, such as
having a survival bag packed and carrying a
406 MHz EPIRB."
"You never know when the sea is going to
deal you a bad hand, so taking those
precautions probably saved their lives,"
said Bliven. "It certainly made the Coast
Guard's job a lot easier. My crew is glad it
turned out well and that we get to return
them safely to their loved ones. That's a
good day at sea for us." |
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