News Release: Coast Guard searches for owner of 18-foot Bayliner near Olympia, Wash.

	Office of Public Affairs 13th Coast Guard District

News Release	Date: Oct. 11, 2009 Contact: (206) 819-9155 Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin
Coast Guard searches for owner of 18-foot Bayliner near Olympia, Wash.
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended their active search for the owner of an 18-foot Bayliner that was found ashore on a private beach in the vicinity of Totten Inlet near Olympia, Wash., Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Seattle received a report from 911 dispatch at 4:31 p.m. of the 18-foot Bayliner being washed ashore. The keys were in the ignition and there were other signs that show that the vessel was not derelict. At 5:38 p.m. Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., launched an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew to conduct a search. The Port Angeles Police Department and the Seattle Fire Department also launched crews to assist. The Coast Guard contacted the owner listed on the vessel’s registration. He stated that he had sold the vessel approximately one year ago. The helicopter crew performed four searches over an area of approximately 25 square nautical miles. Thurston County Sheriffs and the reporting source performed a sweep of the beach. At 9:01 p.m., the Coast Guard suspended the search pending further developments. Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the Coast Guard at (206) 217-6002.
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