JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit rescued three stranded boaters after their boat went partially up on the rocks due to strong waves and winds.
On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 at around 7:45 p.m., JCSO Marine Deputies were dispatched to stranded boaters taking on water near the jetties.
Deputies searched the area and found three men standing on the jetties near their boat. Because of the strong waves and winds, the boat was partially up on the rocks, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office.
Deputies threw the boat captain a line and he tied it to his boat.
Once the line was secure, the three stranded boaters were told to get back onto their boat and prepare to be transferred to the sheriff's office boat.
The JCSO boat captain was able to maneuver the stranded boat off of the jetties and into a safer area where they could transfer the boaters onto the sheriff's office vessel.
Even with the choppy seas and the wake of a passing ship, deputies were able to rescue the boaters and secure them on the vessel, according to the post.
Deputies towed the disabled fishing boat and the three passengers safely to the four-way stop boat ramp in Sabine Pass. The boaters were able to load their boat onto their trailer.
The captain of the fishing vessel was from Florida and visiting relatives in Southeast Texas, according to the post.
No injures were reported.
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