USCG rescues two men after sailing vessel runs aground off Texas

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The US Coast Guard hoisted two men from Matagorda Island, Corpus Christi, Texas, after their sailing vessel ran aground because of losing its mast.

The watchstanders of Coast Guard Sector Houston – Galveston got a report stating that two men, that took part in a regatta from Houston port to Port Aransas aboard the 37-foot sailing vessel ‘Tradewinds’, were not able to be reached by cell phone after a storm hit the area on Wednesday evening.

Following this, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-rescues-two-men-after-sailing-vessel-runs-aground-off-texas/

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