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Captain John

Captain John

The 65 foot long fishing vessel Captain John sank off La Push, Washington. The fishing vessel alerted the Coast Guard that it was taking on water and the pumps on board were unable to keep up with the flooding. The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter along with a 47 foot long motor lifeboat to the scene. The helicopter arrived on scene and advised the crew to abandon ship into the vessel’s life raft. The lifeboat was able to rescue all five crew from the liferaft and brought them to La Push.  No reports of injuries. The Captain John sank in 2000 feet of water with its cargo of 70,000 pounds of fish and 800 tons of fuel. A small oil sheen was spotted over the wreck. Authorities have launched an investigation.

Nellie M

Nellie M

The 35 foot long fishing vessel Nellie M sank while berthed on the Quillayute River at La Push, Washington. The vessel sank during the night with no one on board.  A sheen was reported around the sunken fishing vessel as 600 gallons of diesel fuel was on board at the time.  The harbormaster placed a boom around the site to contain the pollution released. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

Fishing Vessels Collide

Fishing Vessels Collide

Photo: Shipspotting.com

The 90 foot long, 231 dwt fishing vessel Viking Storm collided with the 40 foot fishing vessel Maverick near La Push, Washington.   The Maverick quickly sank sending it’s four crew into the water.   The Viking Storm rescued three of the four men from the water.  The survivors were later transferred to a Coast Guard cutter.   The Coast Guard conducted a search for the remaining crewman.   The cause of the collision was not reported, but the accident is under investigation.

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