Video Release: Coast Guard rescues three from sinking vessel

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued three men aboard a sinking vessel near Hammond, Ore., Thursday.

Coast Guard Sector Columbia River recieved a report from the crew of the 50-foot fishing vessel Pacific Rim at 8:42 p.m. stating the vessel's rudder was broken and it was taking on water.

A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Wash., was launched to the scene, approximately one mile from Clatsop Spit. The Coast Guard crew transferred a pump to the crew of the Pacific Rim, which managed to dewater the vessel and keep it afloat while it was towed to the port of Astoria.

Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, situated at the mouth of the Columbia River, is the largest Coast Guard search and rescue station on the Northwest Coast, with 50 crewmembers assigned. Cape Disappointment is also the site of the oldest search and rescue station within the Thirteenth Coast Guard District.

For more information regarding this case, please contact Petty Officer Shawn Eggert at 206-819-9154.

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