Coast Guard Assists Grounded Sailing Vessel
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SEATTLE - The Coast Guard assisted four people on a sailing vessel that ran aground at the south end of Lopez Island, Wash. today. Coast Guard Group Port Angeles received a call from the 36-foot sailing vessel, the Shekinech, that they had ran aground and needed assistance. A Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles and a Coast Guard 33-foot small response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Bellingham also launched to the scene. Upon arrival the 33-foot small response boat pulled the Shekinech off of the rocks while the helicopter hovered in case of further complications. A commercial assitance vessel arrived at the scene and established a tow enroute Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, Wash. No injuries were reported.

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Comments to “Coast Guard Assists Grounded Sailing Vessel”

  1. EDET Says:
    yeah go coast guard. hopefully i will be stationed at station port angeles next that would be awesome, i guess they go on calls like that all the time.
  2. Osip Says:
    LOL god i had my sound up all the way
  3. Katrina Says:
    What do you say. Sailing again next weekend?
  4. Brice Says:
    semper paratus for life
  5. ZIGANA Says:
    Nothing like our coast guard! Now that is something to be proud of.
  6. Arturo Says:
    Most important gear on any vessel is the anchors. Ground tackle is a must.
  7. Hogan Says:
    you can buff that out...good as new
  8. Linden Says:
    man is that scary or wat
  9. Cory Says:
    Don't you just LOVE the Coast Guard? I wonder if you can rub that out with some gel coat cleaner?
  10. Clyfland Says:
    My husband said I shouldn't be watching this. We have a Hunter 38 will be sailing to the San Jauns.
  11. Lonell Says:
    Well done to the coastguard and somthing like that can happen to anyone even the most experienced among us.Yes its true that the skipper could have prevented this but s$#t happens and if we all learnt somthing from mistakes of both ourselves and others we can be a lot sharper. I think that the boat and crew were very lucky well done posting this video.. Thanks Derek
  12. Jibril Says:
    Possibly engine failure and then not enough time to put sails up. The anchor would have been of little use as those cliffs look pretty steep-to and so it would not have bitten until very close to shore, if at all.
  13. BREUSE Says:
    lol..great video and i salute all of you Coast Guard men and women but that sail boat cpatain was terrible
  14. Rowdy Says:
    looks like they tried to sail under the Deception Pass Bridge. I lived on Whidbey for a long time. That route is not made for sail boats, the current is too strong, that is probably why they got stuck on the rocks. Its nice to see that they didnt get hurt and the boat was intact.
  15. Guy Says:
    They probably dont forget to bring a spare anchor with them next time!
  16. Dennis Says:
    omg i wud of wel ben sick lol and im not even sea sick lol
  17. Graent Says:
    its a Pearson 365 Ketch!
  18. Annette Says:
    and the weaTHER is not that harsh i wondr how they got there in the first place
  19. Kermeilde Says:
    At the beginning of the video the anchor can be seen full of sea weed. CQR/plow anchor. Anchor fouled w/weed when at lunch/napping or was deployed to stop drift. No ones fault but the operator/capt. It does have sails.
  20. Asayleus Says:
    What a shame...such is the danger of a lee shore.
  21. YA-ALLAH Says:
    Thank goodness for the coasguard volunteers. Everyone needs a plan 'b' sometimes. Not sure why the yacht crew didn't just drop an anchor when they got in to trouble though.
  22. EMMANUELLE Says:
    How did they get into this situation....did the boat survive? Thanks for posting, giving me a fine example of what not to do.
  23. Cerella Says:
    poor skipper!
  24. ABERTO Says:
    Great job guys! Thanks!
  25. Aviana Says:
    They should use a heaving line

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