|
| 
Published Monday, November 30, 2020
U.S. tourists rescued from
drifting boat in Guanacaste
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The National Coast Guard reported on Friday the rescue of a group of tourists, all U.S. citizens, and the crew of a boat that went adrift during a sailing tour to San José Island, near the Santa Elena Peninsula, in Guanacaste Province.
According to the coast guard report, the emergency call was received about a boat that was drifting about 10 miles off the coast of the Santa Elena Peninsula.
The crew of the GC-38-18 patrol boat from the Flamingo Coast Guard Station was dispatched to save the eight tourists and the crew of two Costa Ricans, the captain surnamed Lara-Estrada and his assistant named Méndez-Picado.
The boat has a registration of tourist services for sportfishing named "Positive 100%", registration plate GPC- 9557, approximately 26 feet long, and after engine failure, the Coast Guard said.
According to the Coast Guard, the current was dragging the boat towards big rocks off the coast of San José Island.
The boat was towed to the old Flamingo marina, where paramedics attended the tourists and crew. All were in good health.
The names of tourist were not provided by the Coast Guard.
On Saturday, the Coast Guard resolved another emergency in the waters of the Nicoya Gulf.
Guardsmen from the Puerto Níspero station responded after the crew of a fishing vessel reported that the captain went unconscious after hitting his head on a tool box when the boat’s movement made him fall.
According to the Coast Guard, when the patrol boat GC-32-10 was on guard near the Golfo they managed to spot the fish boat that was sailing away from Palito Beach.
The Coast Guard proceeded to transfer him to the station, where a paramedic took the captain to a local clinic.
---------------
Have you heard of expats' accidents during sailing tours in Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com
 |
