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** Video Release ** Coast Guard rescues 7 from freighter off Dominican Republic |
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To view video of mariners being rescued by Coast Guard aircrews after their freighter, Explorer I, sank about 25 miles north of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Wednesday click here. MIAMI - The crew of the 196-foot bulk carrier Explorer 1, which included five Dominicans and two Kenyans, notified their ship agent via satellite phone that they were taking on water, and the ship agent contacted Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. The Coast Guard immediately launched an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew deployed to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, in support of Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos to assist the mariners. Once on scene, the Jayhawk crew safely hoisted the seven mariners who had already abandoned ship and were in their life raft. The mariners were safely transported to Providenciales. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790. The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future. |
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