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.
The 229 meter long, 69636 dwt tanker Overseas Remar allided with the Bay Bridge in San Francisco Bay, California. The tanker struck one of the bridge protective barriers. The bridge suffered some damage to the base of tower while the vessel suffered minor damage to its starboard side. Authorities dispatched crews to inspect the bridge. The Overseas Reymar proceeded to a nearby anchorage. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.
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The 46 foot long fishing vessel West Wind sank off Crescent City, California. The West Wind were fishing crab when the crew noticed the vessel was riding lower in the water. Upon inspection, they found the boat was taking on water. The crew sent out a distress call to the Coast Guard. The message was garbled, but the Coast Guard was able to calculate the approximate location and dispatched a helicopter and motor lifeboat to the scene. The helicopter reached the scene and found the crew of three in a raft with two of them in their survival suits. The helicopter was able to winch up all three men and safely return to Crescent City. The one crewman who was not in a survival suit suffered from hypothermia. There was some debris from the sunken vessel, but no signs of a fuel spill.
