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Coast Guard crews rescue 2 from yacht before vessel sank 9 miles south of Monterey Bay

Coast Guard crews rescue 2 from yacht before vessel sank 9 miles south of Monterey Bay. MH-65 Dolphin Air Station San Francisco.
Archive image: a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter departs Air Station San Francisco, Aug. 2, 2012. The aircrew will be conducting training to maintain proficiency ensuring they are ready to conduct Coast Guard missions.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena.

SAN FRANCISCO —​ The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Thursday after their 92-foot yacht sank approximately nine miles south of Monterey Bay.

Crewmemers aboard the Going Coastal made a mayday call at approximately 11:45 a.m. via VHF-FM channel 16, reporting their yacht was taking on water approximately 35 miles south of Monterey.

Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders issued an urgent marine-information broadcast, dispatched a Coast Guard Station Monterey 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew and diverted a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to assist.

Coast Guard crews rescue 2 before vessel sank 9 miles south of Monterey Bay
A Coast Guard Station Monterey 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrives to assist The Going Coastal, a 92-foot yacht approximately 35 miles south of Monterey, California, April, 30 2020. The RB-M transferred a crewmember and dewatering pump to the yacht and began escorting the ship toward Monterey Bay. U.S. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Photo.

The Going Coastal crew followed up that the flooding was under control prompting the Coast Guard to cancel the Dolphin helicopter crew.

The RB-M crew arrived on scene at approximately 1:30 p.m., assessed the situation, transferred a crewmember and dewatering pump to the yacht and began escorting the ship toward Monterey Bay.

Around 3:45 p.m., the crew noticed the rate of flooding had increased and the Coast Guard dispatched a Dolphin crew to assist.

The MH-65 Dolphin crew arrived on scene around 4:55 p.m. and delivered its rescue swimmer and a second dewatering pump to the Going Coastal.

A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco rescue swimmer works to dewater the Going Coastal, a 92-foot yacht.
A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco rescue swimmer works to dewater the Going Coastal, a 92-foot yacht, approximately 35 miles south of Monterey, California, April 30, 2020. The ship had reportedly lost electrical and engine power before eventually sinking.
U.S. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Photo.

At approximately 5:20 p.m., the ship had reportedly lost electrical and engine power and the flooding rate continued to increase.

The Coast Guard RB-M crew rescued the Going Coastal crewmembers before the yacht sank approximately nine miles south of Monterey Bay.

The Coast Guard took the Going Coastal crew back to Monterey with no reported injuries.​

A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco rescue swimmer works to dewater the Going Coastal, a 92-foot yacht.
The Going Coastal, a 92-foot yacht, is shown approximately 35 miles south of Monterey, California, April 30, 2020. The a Coast Guard Air Station San FranciscoRescue Swimmer works to dewater the yacht before it eventually sank.
U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy Photo.

The​ owner of the yacht reported the vessel had around 1,200 gallons of​ diesel fuel aboard and is working with his insurance company to salvage the vessel.​

An Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter will conduct an overflight Friday at 8 a.m.

Coast Guard Sector San Francisco’s Incident​ Management Division is working​ with the owner and will approve the salvage plan.​

Coast Guard crews rescue 2 from yacht before vessel sank 9 miles south of Monterey Bay
The Going Coastal, a 92-foot yacht, is shown approximately 9 miles south of Monterey, California, April 30, 2020. Crewmembers of a Coast Guard Station Monterey 45-foot Response Boat-Medium attempted dewatering efforts before the vessel sank.
U.S. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Photo.

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