Captain rescued off sinking sailboat by Vermilion Parish deputies

SOUTHWEST PASS, La. (KLFY) -- The captain of a sailboat that was sinking between Vermilion Bay and the Gulf of Mexico was rescued by members of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office Marine Division last weekend, authorities said.

Lt. Kevin Hebert and Cpl. Cody Waldmann were called out to Southwest Pass in reference to a sinking sailboat. Hebert and Waldmann kept communication with the sailboat's captain until his vessel was located near Marsh Island. The captain and all his belongings...