The tugboat Delta Captain sank near Big Sur, California.  The Delta Captain was towing a barge when it began to sink.   The four crew on board sent out a distress call before abandoning ship to the vessel’s life raft.  The crew were later rescued by the Coast Guard and taken to shore.  No reports of injuries.   The cause of the sinking was not known.

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