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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.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: USCGD13

Length: 02:23
Rating: 4.63
Views: 125303

Tags: Angeles  boat  Coast  D13  Guard  HH-65  Port  rbs  res  rescue  sailing  sailingponse  uscg  vessel  

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rapcatwaffle643 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
LOL god i had my sound up all the way
rbiercans (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What do you say. Sailing again next weekend?
marovich7768 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
semper paratus for life
cannpro (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Nothing like our coast guard! Now that is something to be proud of.
buddybleau (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Most important gear on any vessel is the anchors. Ground tackle is a must.
gordonlover5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
you can buff that out...good as new
seanboyntone101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
man is that scary or wat
Tehran79 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Don't you just LOVE the Coast Guard? I wonder if you can rub that out with some gel coat cleaner?
onewind4me (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
My husband said I shouldn't be watching this. We have a Hunter 38 will be sailing to the San Jauns.
svcelticdancer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well done to the coastguard and somthing like that can happen to anyone even the most experienced among us.Yes its true that the skipper could have prevented this but s$#t happens and if we all learnt somthing from mistakes of both ourselves and others we can be a lot sharper. I think that the boat and crew were very lucky well done posting this video.. Thanks Derek

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