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Man saved from liferaft after Harvey Pacer relayed mayday call

The US Coast Guard rescued a man from a life raft 30 miles south of Southwest Pass on Dec 10, 2014, after the "Harvey Pacer" notified the Coast Guard New Orleans about a Mayday call from the sailing vessel "Amsheet", stating it had struck an unknown object and was taking on water and that the owner was in a life raft. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and aircrew was deployed and arrived on scene where the crew hoisted the man aboard and transported him back to Air Station New Orleans at 7 a.m. He was very well prepared with proper clothing, life preserver, life raft, and a radio which ensured a quick recovery with no injuries. He also had a satellite GPS tracker onboard his life raft which gave Sector New Orleans periodic position updates, greatly decreasing the amount of time spent searching once the helicopter arrived on scene. Report with video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2434253/