Coast Guard assists boaters aboard disabled vessel near Ketchikan, Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/02/2017 10:33 PM EDT

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Nov. 2, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Alaska
Contact: 17th District Public Affairs
Office: (907) 428-4140
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Coast Guard assists boaters aboard disabled vessel near Ketchikan, Alaska

A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrives on scene to assist a disabled 21-foot Boston Whaler with two people aboard on Moira Sound, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2017. The boatcrew embarked the two and took them to Thomas Basin. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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JUNEAU, Alaska --A Coast Guard boatcrew assisted two people Thursday aboard a disabled 21-foot Boston Whaler on the west side of Clarence Strait near Moira Sound near Ketchikan.

A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew transported the vessel's passengers to Thomas Basin. The two people reported no medical concerns or injuries.

 

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a call from a friend of the two people at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.  The friend reported the boat was disabled and anchored approximately 26 miles southwest of Station Ketchikan.

 

“These boaters filed a float plan with a friend that provided vital information in order to locate them in a quick manner,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Santos, a Station Ketchikan crew member. “The prompt notification by the friend helped our crew locate these boaters and take them to safety.”

 

Weather on scene was 9 mph winds with 1 to 2-foot seas and 11.5 miles visibility.

 

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