NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters who had run hard aground in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet near New Orleans, Friday.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans said that watchstanders received a report at about 8:30 p.m. Friday that three boaters in a 20-foot flatboat had run hard aground into marsh in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, and were unable to get back to shore.
Watchstanders directed a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew to the boaters’ location, and all three boaters were hoisted and taken to safety.