US Coast Guard Provides Life-Saving Assistance In The Bahamas
MIAMI (CBSMiami) - While many relief organizations are preparing to go to the Bahamas to render help, the US Coast Guard is already there.
They have been working around the clock to provide life-saving assistance, alongside the Bahamian defense forces, using helicopters to perform rescue operations.
They continue to find and help those who were injured during Hurricane Dorian's path through the islands and transport them to Nassau for medical assistance.
The Coast Guard will soon deploy its cutters, which will be involved in transporting much-needed supplies.
"Right now, our focus is life-saving providing in dire need of medical care," US Coast Guard Captain Joann Burdian says.
"We also have multiple air assets that are flying around in the impacted areas, looking for people in dire need of medical care," she adds.
US Department of Homeland Security is also on the ground providing assistance.
A Coast Guard pilot says, "Our primary mission is search and rescue and to save lives."
Meanwhile, in Miami, several Coast Guard cutters will be heading to the Bahamas. They will be bringing much-needed supplies, along with thousands of tarps to cover Dorian-damaged roofs.
We were told the Cost Guard had performed 114 rescues as of Wednesday evening.