The Coast Guard rescued two people from a sinking vessel in Bayou Eloi approximately 33 nautical miles east of New Orleans on Sunday.
The Coast Guard received a report at 7:30 p.m. Sunday via a marine VHF radio of a 30-foot boat with two people aboard taking on water in Lake Eloi.
An aircrew located the vessel at 8:33 p.m. and directed the Coast Guard boat crew to its location.
The boat crew arrived on scene and transported the people to a good Samaritan vessel in stable condition.
