VIDEO UPDATE: Coast Guard transfers rescued fishing crew to Ecuadorian vessel

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest Contact: 11th District Public Affairs Office: (510) 437-3325 After Hours: (510) 772-8865 11th District online newsroom

Coast Guard transfers rescued fishing crew to Ecuadorian vessel

EDITOR’S NOTE: New video of a Coast Guard cutter rescue swimmer rescuing a Marujita crewman from the hull of the capsizing ship is linked above. Still photos of rescue operations were included in initial release about the incident. Additional still photos of vessel prior to incident and sinking are included in this update.

ALAMEDA, Calif. —  The Coast Guard rescued 25 crewmembers from the 160-foot Ecuadorian fishing vessel Marujita Wednesday in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and transferred all crewmembers to an Ecuadorian vessel Sunday.

The crew of the Marujita and 12 Coast Guardsmen who were conducting a routine boarding of the fishing boat were forced to abandon ship when the vessel listed and capsized approximately 335 miles southeast of Clipperton Island.

Twenty-five Marujita crewmembers and 12 Coast Guardsmen were rescued by the crew of a Coast Guard cutter. 

The Marujita later sank.

The Coast Guard coordinated with Ecuadorian officials to transfer the Marujita crew from the cutter to an Ecuadorian vessel.

More information and additional imagery regarding Wednesday's rescue can be found in the original news release at https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/257b6b4. 

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