| Sector Detroit U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Press Release |
Date: Oct 31, 2006
Contact: LT Paul Fawcett |
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COAST GUARD RESCUES FATHER AND SON AT MOUTH OF THE DETROIT RIVER Detroit - U.S. Coast Guard Station Toledo rescued a father and his 10 year old son after their vessel began taking on water and sank a half mile northeast of the Coast Guard station at 7:30 p.m. yesterday. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit Command Center received notification from the motor vessel FEDERAL SAKURA reporting that they could hear screams for help and could see two people clinging to buoy #48 at the entrance to the Maumee River. Station Toledo's response boat was getting underway for an evening patrol and was on scene in less than ten minutes. Both people were wearing life jackets and, in spite of the cold water temperatures, were safely recovered. The rescued man and his son were transferred to local EMS who took them to St. Vincent's Hospital where they were treated for severe hypothermia. Two lives were saved due to the professional assistance of the motor vessel FEDERAL SAKURA, the prompt response of U.S. Coast Guard Station Toledo, and the use of life jackets by the father and son. Coast Guard Sector Detroit directly oversees all Coast Guard missions on South Lake Huron, Lake St Clair and Western Lake Erie from Alpena, Michigan to Marblehead, Ohio.
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