The C-27Js are outfitted with weather radar and communications equipment capable of supporting transport and other Coast Guard missions.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Scott Handlin.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard aerial and maritime crews responds to a report of an airplane crashed Sunday afternoon in Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island.
Wacthstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Command Center received a report at 3:11 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) that an airplane (seaplane) crashed in Mutiny Bay with nine adults and one child aboard. The airplane was en route to Renton Municipal Airport after departing from Friday Harbor.
The following assets are currently involved in the search:
- 87-foot U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Osprey crew
- 87-foot U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Blue Shark crew
- U.S. Coast Guard Station Seattle 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB—M) crew
- U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles 45-foot Response Boat-Medium (RB—M) crew
- U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27J Spartan rescue aircraft aircrew
The Air Station, located near the Los Angeles International Airport, conducts law enforcement, search and rescue, pollution response, and homeland security operations.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers.
Additionally, first responders from South Whidbey Fire, Island County Sheriff’s Office and Snohomish County Sheriff’s office are on scene.
One deceased individual was recovered by crews on scene. Nine individuals remain unaccounted for, and a safety zone has been put into effect to help facilitate search efforts.
The cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
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