{"id":13903,"date":"2016-04-18T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13903"},"modified":"2016-04-18T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:53:10","slug":"coast-guard-rescues-3-people-off-coast-of-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiaarsoncontrol.org\/?p=13903","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard rescues 3 people off coast of Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

See footage of the amazing rescues HERE\u203a\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

BRUNSWICK, Ga. \u2014 The United States Coast Guard says 3 people are recovering after being rescued from a disabled sailboat adrift off the coast of southeast Georgia.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard initially received reports from a large container ship that a 55-foot sailboat, off St. Simons
\nIsland, was in distress, late Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

The agency says they deployed resources after the receiving the report, but because of weather conditions, rescuers were not able to reach the stranded boaters.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring any evolution, safety is a top priority for the Coast Guard,\u201d said Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Scaff, chief of planning and readiness for Coast Guard Sector Charleston. \u201cIt\u2019s a factor that is constantly evaluated and reevaluated as any operation proceeds. To make the necessary decisions to save a life, it\u2019s matter of identifying and mitigating those inherent risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday morning, a helicopter from Clearwater, Florida, arrived on scene, hoisted the 3 people aboard and transported them to the airport on St. Simons Island.<\/p>\n

Officials say the boaters were transported to a local medical center and are expected to be okay.<\/p>\n

It is believed the sailboat became disabled due to a loss of steering power.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"