Coast Guard, good Samaritan assist 8 people aboard vessel taking on water Seaman Meredith Manning/U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADE A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alligator similar to the one that interdicted three Mexican lancha boats on Sunday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Meredith A. Manning) By: Site Administrator and last updated 2021-07-16 21:20:52-04 PORT ARANSAS, Texas â The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan assisted eight people aboard a vessel taking on water 22 miles southeast of Port Aransas, Texas, Friday. At approximately 11:40 a.m., Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders received a mayday call over VHF-FM channel 16 from boaters aboard a 35-foot pleasure craft stating they were taking on water and having trouble keeping up with the flooding.