U S Coast Guard rescue two persons who were on a sinking boat

USCG rescue 2 men that were on a life raft in Virginia.
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
June 16, 2025 4:04pm CST
Officials with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) answered an emergency call from 60 year old man Jeffrey Hudson and his son 30 years old son Robert Hudson who were aboard their 57 foot fisher boat named "Turn Me Loose." that was sinking in the ocean. The father and son duo did leave their boat and were aboard their life raft when the incident happened on Thursday morning of last week. The USCG were able to locate their boat thanks to their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon so that the USCG send a helicopter from Virginia Beach to rescue the duo and reunite them with their relatives at the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp. What the cause of the accident is being investigated by the authorities. Link is wtkr.com/in-the-co...
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rakski
@rakski (139701)
• Philippines
16 Jun
Great save. I wonder why it got to sinking.
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rakski
@rakski (139701)
• Philippines
17 Jun
@Deepizzaguy it is a puzzle to me
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jun
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun
That is a good question what caused the boat to take on water.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (356254)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jun
Boating people need to have some way of letting others know if they get into trouble. It's good they were rescued.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jun
You have a good point there.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (175827)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jun
I wonder what happened to their boat.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22h
The boat most likely sank into the water.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (86078)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jun
Seems like people don't know how to sail boats and need lessons otherwise they have to keep being rescued,
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun
That is true.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (191505)
• United States
17 Jun
Another save by the USCG.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22h
I am in agreement with you that the USCG did a heroic job to rescue the two men in the life raft.
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Jimlos Tatooth
@Ineeddentures (4682)
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16 Jun
Turn me Loose is a great name for a boat if it was tied up in a bar our Lucky they had a life raft and were able to use it.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jun
The name of the boat is interesting.
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Steve Marshall
@innertalks (22875)
• Australia
17 Jun
I am very hesitant to go out on any privately owned boat such as this, unless it is a commercial vessel. Most private owners never check their boats properly before going out.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (110852)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jun
You have a very good point about a passenger in a private sailboat.
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