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Tug scuttled as legacy to Chris Chong
The "J.P. McAllister", 196 gt (IMO: 6415934), became the latest addition to the Bill Perry Jr. Artificial Reef on May 1, 2019. The tug was sunk 20 miles off the coast of the Grand Strand to create fish habitats and a destination for diving enthusiasts. It will allow a legacy to Chris Chong who was a Murrells Inlet captain and diver who passed away in a diving accident in late 2017. Chong started as an intern with Express Watersports and went on to get his captain's license and become a dive instructor for the company. Chong’s family and friends sailed out with South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) biologists on Wednesday to witness the sinking of a retired Charleston tugboat called J.P. McCallister in Chong’s honor. The tug went down stern first. Report with photos: https://wpde.com/news/local/new-artificial-reef-honors-murrells-inlet-captain
Tug operator went unconscious during mooring manoever
The US Coast Guard medevaced a man from the "J.P. McAllister" near Southport on Dec 1, 2015. The Coast Guard Station Oak Island received a call from the tug at approximately 1:10 p.m., stating the tug’s operator was unconscious and unresponsive while mooring the 523-foot vessel "Chembulk Barcelona" at the ADM facility on the Cape Fear River near Southport. A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) crew from Station Oak Island was returning from a training exercise at sea, heard the distress call over the radio, and diverted to the tug. A 29-foot Response Boat-Small (RBS) crew launched from Station Oak Island at approximately 1:31 p.m., and picked up Brunswick County EMT personnel before heading to the scene. The MLB crew arrived on scene at about 1:15 p.m. and transferred Coast Guard personnel to the tug. A Coast Guard member administered first response medical care to the unconscious man, who regained consciousness. The RBS crew arrived on scene at approximately 1:40 p.m. and transferred the Brunswick County EMTs to the tug. The Coast Guard assisted Brunswick County EMTs stabilize the man and bring him aboard the MLB. The MLB crew took the man to Deep Point Marina in Southport where he was placed in the care of awaiting Brunswick County EMS in stable condition. He was taken to Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport. Report with photo: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2745942/
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