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| Coast Guard Assists Grounded Sailing Vessel |
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SEATTLE - The Coast Guard assisted four
people on a sailing vessel that ran aground
at the south end of Lopez Island, Wash.
today.
Coast Guard Group Port Angeles received a
call from the 36-foot sailing vessel, the
Shekinech, that they had ran aground and
needed assistance.
A Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew
from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles and
a Coast Guard 33-foot small response boat
crew from Coast Guard Station Bellingham also
launched to the scene.
Upon arrival the 33-foot small response boat
pulled the Shekinech off of the rocks while
the helicopter hovered in case of further
complications.
A commercial assitance vessel arrived at the
scene and established a tow enroute Oak
Harbor on Whidbey Island, Wash.
No injuries were reported.
Tags : uscg Coast Guard HH-65 Port Angeles rbs res sailingponse boat sailing vessel rescue D13 |
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Affichage : 126983
Durée : 143 s |
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