The 74-foot fishing vessel Privateer sinks approximately one mile north of Grays Harbor, Wash. April 15, 2016. The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund was opened to assess the salvaging of the vessel, which was reported to have a maximum fuel capacity of 6,000 gallons. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Hylkema.
The crew of a 47-foot Motor Life Boat from Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor rescues three fishermen from the sinking 74-foot vessel Privateer one mile outside of Grays Harbor, Wash. April 15, 2016.
The crew of Privateer called station watchstanders via VHF radio, stating they were taking on water through an 8-to-12-inch hole and preparing to abandon ship by deploying their life raft and donning immersion suits.
U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Astoria.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash. — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued three fishermen after their vessel took on water and sank less than one mile outside of Grays Harbor.
The 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor transported the fishermen to shore, where emergency medical services personnel evaluated one of them for a reported heart condition.
The crew of the 74-foot fishing vessel Privateer called Station Grays Harbor watchstanders via VHF radio channel 16 at 2:26 p.m., stating they were taking on water through an 8-to-12-inch hole, deploying their life raft and donning immersion suits preparing to abandon ship.
After arriving on scene, the MLB crew attempted to use dewatering pumps on the boat but could not keep up with flooding. The boat crew made the advisement to abandon ship and pulled all three fishermen off the sinking vessel.
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