ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard rescued five people aboard the 37-foot commercial fishing vessel “Miss Jessie” after it ran aground south of Humboldt Bay near Eureka, California, Friday morning.
Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received the report at 12:02 a.m. via VHF-FM channel 16 from a crew member aboard the fishing vessel, requesting assistance after the vessel became disabled in the surf and ran aground.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and coordinated the launches of an Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew.
The helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at 1:27 a.m., hoisted all five people off the vessel and transported them to the Samoa Field Airport over two separate trips.
The vessel's fuel tanks have a maximum capacity of 7,000 gallons, and there is an estimated 800 gallons of diesel onboard.
No injuries or pollution have been reported.
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