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Fireboat 15 assist with Capsized vessel

July 20, 2024

At approximately 12:42 hrs, Station 15 was dispatched to assist Port Penn Volunteer Fire Company on a capsized vessel with subjects in the water and one trapped. A15 and Fireboat 15 made the response.
Upon arrival, 29 Marine 1 confirmed one subject trapped in the cabin of an overturned personal watercraft.
Upon arrival, FB15 assisted personnel from 29M1 in cutting a hole in the hull, which was used to successfully extracate the trapped subject. The subject was transferred to FB15, who brought them to shore, where they were assessed by A15 and New Castle County Paramedics
Photo story by: Quint Boots & Rees Kennedy