Collision with Dredge Equipment, Cooper River, Charleston, SC, near AICW Statute Mile 465
This incident confirms the wisdom of advice always given by the USCG to stand clear of dredge equipment. Dredging in the southern Waterway has become so common that boaters often ignore published warnings of less easily seen dredge equipment in support of the clearly visible dredge vessel.
News Release
April 9, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Jacksonville
Office: (904) 714-7606/7607
After Hours: (305) 318-1864
Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters after accident near Ravenel Bridge
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters Sunday after their vessel struck a dredge near the Ravenel Bridge.
Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center watch standers received a notification of a boater whose vessel struck a dredge ejecting two boaters into the water at 12:24 a.m.
A Coast Guard Station Charleston 29-foot Response Boat–Small boatcrew launched and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew in the area diverted to assist. Two Charleston County Sheriff marine units also responded.
The RB–S boatcrew arrived on scene at 12:47 a.m. and recovered one boater who was sitting on top of the dredge. A Charleston County Sheriff marine unit recovered the other two boaters.
The three boaters were transported to the Charleston Maritime Center where EMS were waiting.
The condition of the boaters is unknown at this time and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is conducting an investigation.
And from Charleston’s Post and Courier:
Three rescued after boat crashes into dredge pipe near Ravenel Bridge
By Angie Jackson ajackson@postandcourier.com Apr 9, 2017 Updated 12 hrs ago (0)
Three boaters were rescued early Sunday after their vessel struck a dredge pipe in the Cooper River near the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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