From MISLE report: D8 RECEIVED 406 EPIRB ALERT FROM PLATFORM MATAGORDA 519. D8 CONTACTED PLATFORM AND ESTABLISHED THAT THE EPIRB WAS ACTIVATED DUE TO A P.I.W. A SMALL P/C CAPSIZED UNDER THE PLATFORM WITH 3 POB. THE PLATFORM RECOVERED 02 P.I.W. SAFELY HOWEVER A 3RD WAS SEEN DRIFTING AWAY FROM THE PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM THREW A LIFE RING AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE P.I.W. WAS ABLE TO RECOVER IT.
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