Archive image: A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin helicopter conducts a hoisting exercise with the Army Corps of Engineers’ vessel John A. B. Dillard near Point Reyes, California, April 25, 2023.
On April 25, 2023 a joint Mass Rescue Operation (MRO) was conducted off Bodega Bay which simulated a explosion and evacuation aboard the Army Corps of Engineers vessel , which played the roll of a cruise ship.
U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard assist to a report of four stranded fishermen Friday night 2 nautical miles southwest of Bodega Bay, within the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a call via VHF-FM Channel 16 from the captain of the 58-foot commercial fishing vessel Aleutian Storm reporting that the vessel had run aground and needed assistance ungrounding. The captain also reported that all four crew aboard were uninjured and had immersion suits.
A Station Bodega Bay boatcrew and an Air Station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew was launched to assist the crew of the vessel. Sonoma County Fire Department members and a California Highway Patrol helicopter aircrew also assisted with response efforts.
All four crew members were able to safely swim ashore after attempts to unground the vessel themselves.
The Coast Guard has established a Unified Command with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response, California State Parks, Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department, and the vessel captain. The Coast Guard will continue to monitor the vessel for pollution concerns while lightering and salvage operations are conducted. The fuel capacity of the vessel is 3,400 gallons, and a total of 1,500 gallons of diesel is estimated to be on board.
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