What was meant to be a nice day out on the water for four people near Galveston was ruined by bad weather, but they were helped by a good Samaritan and the U.S. Coast Guard.
were helped Saturday morning after a good Samaritan leaped into action with additional assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard. According to a press release by the Coast Guard, four people were aboard the vessel when it was beset by bad weather. The Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center received a call around 8:15 a.m. from a good Samaritan about a 25-foot pleasure craft with four people aboard that was "being pushed onto the south Galveston jetties.
All four people were wearing life jackets and were able to jump off and swim over to the good Samaritan's vessel. No injuries were reported but we're told the owner of the pleasure craft "will arrange for the salvage of the vessel, which is currently stranded on the jetties.
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