U.S., CANADIAN COAST GUARDS RESCUE FISHING VESSEL CREW

Greetings Fishies!

Here is a press release from the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guardm dated Dec. 29, 2006.

SEATTLE - Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard have rescued the crew of a 58-foot fishing vessel 22 miles southwest of Cape Flattery, Wash.

The four crewmen of the fishing vessel Oak Bay, homeported in Neah Bay, Wash., donned their survival suits as a precaution after the vessel began taking on water at approximately 10 a.m. today.

The Oak Bay is en route back to port with the crew of a 47-motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Neah Bay escorting the vessel. The flooding is under control.

The crews of a Canadian Buffalo search aircraft and a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter dropped pumps to the crew of the Oak Bay to assist with the flooding. The fishing vessel's pumps were unable to keep up with the flooding.

47-foot motor lifeboat crews from Coast Guard Stations Neah Bay and Quillayute River headed to the scene to assist along with the crew of the Canadian buoy tender Provo Wallace.

The Oak Bay is a 58-foot wooden long liner built in 1944.

Video from this case can be downloaded here.

Stay tuned!

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