The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people and a dog from a shrimping vessel that began taking on water offshore South Carolina on Wednesday.
The crew of the commercial shrimping vessel Shayna Michele hailed watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston at around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday to report their vessel was grounded on a jetty and taking on water near the Winyah Bay jetties.
A Coast Guard Station Georgetown boat crew was diverted to assist, and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was launched from Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. Watchstanders also coordinated with Georgetown County dispatch to request assistance from available marine assets…