Texas: Coast Guard rescues 3 from offshore oil rig near Freeport after vessel sinks

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three boaters from an offshore oil rig platform near Freeport, Texas early Sunday morning.

Officials said that Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston received a report at approximately 3 a.m. that the three watchstanders from Matagorda County Sheriff's Office were left stranded after their vessel began taking on water and sank. The Coast Guard then sent a crew to retrieve them.

"Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Freeport 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew and diverted an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew to assist," the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release.

It added: "The Coast Guard aircrew located and relayed the position of the survivors to the boat crew. Once the boat crew arrived on the scene, the three men were taken aboard and brought to Surfside Marina."

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Freeport is a city located about 60 miles south of Houston. It has just over 10,000 residents.

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The boaters were in stable condition.

The day before, on Saturday, May 20, members of the Coast Guard, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, the Air Force, the National Guard, and the Space Force celebrated Armed Forces Day.

Irina Shayk, Salma Hayek and Dua Lipa dare to bare at 2023 Cannes Film Festival

The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival brought Hollywood's biggest movie stars to France to showcase the hottest up-and-coming flicks.

While cinema was the reason for the season, fashion kept the red carpet buzzing as barely-there ensembles ruled the Palais des Festivals.

Irina Shayk stood out from the crowd wearing a unique black leather strap fashioned into a crop top with a matching skirt at the "Firebrand (Le Jeu De La Reine)" premiere.

The film, directed by Karim Aïnouz, reportedly received a host of praise inside the theater, but all eyes were on Gigi Hadid, Ashlee Simpson and Alicia Vikander on the red carpet.

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Irina's leather ensemble was complete with a sparkling diamond necklace.

Gigi Hadid elevated Hollywood glamour by wearing a stunning champagne-colored strapless Zac Posen dress with a peplum waist.

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Elle Fanning celebrated a true "partyyyy dressss" on Instagram and wore a Paco Rabanne design which featured metallic feathers and pasties.

Salma Hayek was on trend wearing a maroon dress with dramatic sleeves and an equally deep-cut neck. 

She made sure to supported her billionaire husband, François-Henri Pinault, at his company's Kering Women in Motion event.

Dua Lipa showed off her rock star-status in a revealing black cut-out gown, and also debuted her new romance with Romain Gavras.

Naomi Campbell proved to still be at the top of her game in a fiery red gown with cutouts along her chest and a light pink feathered cape to follow.

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Earlier in the week, Irina stood alongside former Burberry creative officer Riccardo Tisci for the "Killers of the Flower Moon" premiere. 

Shayk wore a sparkling royal blue Giorgio Armani gown with a plunging neckline to watch her old pal Leonardo DiCaprio reunite on the big screen with Martin Scorsese.

Alicia Vikander looked sensational wearing a nude Louis Vuitton dress while walking with her husband Michael Fassbender at the "Firebrand" premiere.