Sailboat still submerged off of Crescent City Coast

Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay personnel are working with the owner of a sailing vessel to remove the boat after it partially sunk outside Crescent City, California, Sept. 18. The vessel reportedly struck rocks near the harbor entrance and began taking on water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo /Released)

CRESCENT CITY, CA., (KIEM)- The Coast Guard is still working to help remove a submerged sail boat that is partially under water outside crescent city harbor.

Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay personnel are working with the owner of a sailing vessel to remove the boat after it partially sunk outside Crescent City, California, Sept. 18. The vessel reportedly struck rocks near the harbor entrance and began taking on water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo /Released)

Initially, they responded to the incident after the sailboat struck rocks and partially sunk. That was at about 9:00 p.m. Tuesday. The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Marine evacuated crew members, and no one was injured.

Because the sailboat was partially submerged, the Coast Guard couldn’t tow it back to the harbor right away.

Now, it’s not a hazard to navigation for traffic around the entrance of the channel, but mariners are encouraged to monitor marine band VHF radio channels 16 and 22A for updates on the vessel’s removal.

 

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