Unified command responds to grounded vessel in Point Reyes National Seashore

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/22/2026 12:15 AM EDT

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Unified command responds to grounded vessel in Point Reyes National Seashore
08/21/2026 11:35 PM EDT

A unified command has been established to respond to a fishing vessel that ran aground Friday morning in Point Reyes National Seashore. The unified command is comprised of the U.S. Coast Guard and National Park Service with support and technical specialists from Marin County Fire, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response.
A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hovers over the motor vessel Lake Bay, a 58-foot fishing vessel, during a search and rescue case near Point Reyes, California, Aug. 21, 2026. Coast Guard crews responded to a distress call after Lake Bay’s crew ran aground and entered a surf zone near Ten Mile Beach off Point Reyes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Station Bodega Bay)