Coast Guard rescues 2 after sailboat capsizes near Richmond

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/04/2017 08:23 PM EDT

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News Release  

September 4, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest
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Coast Guard rescues 2 after sailboat capsizes near Richmond

A boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Tern, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported at Yerba Buena Island, rescue two women whose sailboat capsized near Richmond, Calif., Sept. 4, 2017. The crew retrieved the women, who were both reportedly wearing life jackets, and took them to a nearby marina with no reported injuries. A boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Tern, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported at Yerba Buena Island, rescue two women whose sailboat capsized near Richmond, Calif., Sept. 4, 2017. The crew retrieved the women, who were both reportedly wearing life jackets, and took them to a nearby marina with no reported injuries

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SAN FRANCISCO — A Coast Guard crew rescued two women whose sailboat capsized near Richmond, Monday.

A good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders via VHF-FM channel 16 at approximately 2:10 p.m., reporting a capsized vessel with two people sitting on the hull. 

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tern, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported at Yerba Buena Island, was underway nearby and launched their small boat to investigate. 

The crew retrieved the women, who were both reportedly wearing life jackets, and took them to a nearby marina at 3:12 p.m., with no reported injuries. 

After the rescue, a good Samaritan towed the capsized sailboat to the marina. 

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