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Yankee

Yankee

Photo: Sitka SAR Photo/Don Kluting

The fishing vessel Yankee ran aground on Error Island near Sitka, Alaska.  A passenger on board had contacted a friend via text message that the vessel was in trouble.   The friend then contacted the Coast Guard in Juneau who dispatch rescuers to the scene.  When the rescuers arrived they found the vessel high and dry and in danger of falling over onto its side with the master of the vessel under the influence.  The Coast Guard requested that the master and his passenger to leave the vessel, but the master of the vessel refused to leave.   The authorities force the man from the Yankee and was later arrested.   The Coast Guard reported that the hull of the vessel was undamaged and Yankee would be refloated on the next high tide.

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Atlantic Breeze

Atlantic Breeze

Photo: USCG

The fishing vessel Atlantic Breeze ran aground near the entrance to Nassau Sound near Jacksonville, Florida.  The fishing vessel suffered water ingress and the crew sent out a distress call to the Coast Guard.  The Coast Guard dispatched the 45 foot rescue boat to the scene.  The Coast Guard rescued the three crew on board the Atlantic Breeze and took them safely ashore.  No reports of injuries.

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Kapitan Laskov

Kapitan Laskov

The 249 dwt fishing vessel Kapitan Laskov ran aground near Reefovyi Point, Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.  There were no injuries to the crew and no signs of damage to the vessel’s hull.   An oil barge has been dispatched to the scene to pump out fuel from the trawler before it is refloated.  Two other fishing vessels are also standing by to assist the Kapitan Laskov if the crew need to evacuated.  Sixty tons of fuel was removed and the Kapitan Laskov was pulled freed.

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