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Cecily Jean

Cecily Jean

Cecily Jean
Photo: uscg

On August 18, the 23 foot long fishing vessel Cecily Jean sprung a leak off Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  The Cecily Jean discovered it was taking on water and sent out a distress call.  Two 47-foot lifeboats were launched to the scene while two other vessels remained nearby the Cecily Jean.  The Coast Guard lifeboat arrived and provided a dewatering pump to bring the flooding under control. The lifeboat took the Cecily Jean under tow back to port.  No reports of injuries to the 2 crew on board.

Marion H

Marion H

Marion H
Photo: chinookobserver.com

The 30 foot long, 11 ton fishing vessel Marion H sprung a leak and sank off the Columbia River Bar near Fort Stevens State Park.  The Marion H had issued a mayday call while off Tilamook Head when the crew discovered the fishing vessel was taking on water. The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter and motor lifeboats to the scene.  The helicopter arrived and dropped a dewatering pump.  The lifeboat arrived soon after and assisted with dewatering and took the Marion H under tow. The vessels proceeded toward Cape Disappointment for several hours, but one of the pumps failed.  The motor lifeboat dropped the tow and the Marion H sank in deep water some 10 miles offshore.  No report of injuries to the two crew on board.

Tamara

Tamara

Tamara
Photo: USCG

The 42 foot long fishing vessel Tamara ran aground near Ocean Shores, Washington. The Tamara had gone aground in shallow water and the two crew  rescued assistance.  A motor lifeboat was dispatched to the scene, but the water was too shallow to reach the stranded fishing vessel. A Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and hoisted the crew to safety.  The two men were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.  Reports state pollution was spotted around the vessel.  The Tamara had up to 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board at the time of the grounding. A response crew has been contracted to clean up the pollution.