--- title: "Coasties Called In To Rescue A Bunch Of Bachelor Party Bros Stranded On A Sandbar" date: "2017-08-22" modified: "2017-08-22" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/coasties-rescue-stranded-bachelor-party/" categories: - "Coast Guard" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "Rescue" - "Tactics" - "Tech & Tactics" --- # Coasties Called In To Rescue A Bunch Of Bachelor Party Bros Stranded On A Sandbar ![]() How do you know your bachelor party has been a success? Most of us would point to the mountainous pyramid of tumblers, bottles, and beer cans on the hotel counter, or the acrid cloud of cigar smoke, stripper perfume, and booze fumes wafting off your body like some kind of shame-infused exhaust. But for one enterprising group of bros, a successful last hurrah meant partying so hard they ran their boat aground and ultimately had to be airlifted to safety and rescued by the Coast Guard, [USA Today reported.]() A little after 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 19, [Coast Guard officials]() received a call that a 21-foot party boat had run aground on a sandbar near Capers Island, South Carolina, and its eight passengers were in need of help — and we’re just guessing here, but probably some coffee and Advil. Related: 6 Qualities That Make The Coast Guard Kickass » The Coast Guard, ever ready to save foolhardy yahoos from impending doom, dispatched a helicopter from Air Station Savannah, Georgia, and arrived about an hour later to hoist the marooned men to safety in two groups of four. Though likely a little damp and probably more sober than they wanted to be by that time, “all boaters were reported to be in good condition,” the [Coast Guard said in a statement.]() Just a few hours after the rescue the air station posted a photo on its [official Facebook page](), with a fittingly glib account of the affair, and some deserving praise for the coast guardsmen who intervened: "It was a busy night for the duty crew last night,” reads the post. “The crew saved eight lives from a bachelor party turned rescue," [the post said.]() "Great job by LT Jon Magin, LTjg Nathan R. Brock, AET2 Joe Ford, and AST3 Jack Lacey." All in all, it doesn’t sound like that bad of a bachelor party and probably a good opening scene if *The Hangover 4* ever gets made. ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a Marine veteran and former combat correspondent. He deployed twice to Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, first to Marjah in 2010, and then to Kajaki and Sangin in 2011. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]() ## More - [Coast Guard rescues Dave Portnoy in Nantucket Harbor]() - [“We found them!” – How the Coast Guard rescued 4 lost divers]() - [We salute the badass Coastie who opened fire on a friggin’ shark that crashed his crew’s swim call]() - [California Air Guard team pulls off ‘high risk’ night rescue from fog-covered cruise ship]() - [7 Marines and 1 sailor presumed dead as rescue efforts end 40 hours after amphibious assault vehicle sank]() - [An Air Force rescue vehicle crash left two airmen permanently disabled]() - [Air Force Pararescue teams are looking for a new boat to rescue astronauts]() - [This airman went in search of caffeine at 3 a.m. He ended up saving a life instead]()