The United States Coast Guard rescued a sailor and his dog stranded in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Helene barreled its way toward land Thursday. The man and his pooch were aboard a 36-foot sailboat that “became disabled and began taking on water” Thursday afternoon,

X / @USCGSoutheast The United States Coast Guard made a heroic rescue of a stranded sailor and dog as Hurricane Helene roared toward shore. On Thursday, a 36-foot sailboat become disabled off the coast of Florida,