Late last week, a Coast Guard crew based in Tybee Island, GA rescued three people from a vessel taking on water and sinking in the area of Calibogue Sound, just off the coast of Beaufort County.
According to a release, the Coast Guard Station Tybee Island crew responded to a distress call that a fishing boat was taking on water.
After rescuing the first of three crew members from the boat, the vessel then began to sink. The other two crew members went into the water and they were recovered by the Coast Guard crew.
The crew transported the three men to USCG Station Tybee island where EMS was waiting.
Reports are that all three crew members were safe and there were no major injuries.
Calibogue Sound is the body of water located between Hilton Head Island and Daufuskie Island, and is a popular area for commercial as well as recreational fishing.
