Coast Guard Rescues Sailors Off Eureka

On Friday, the Coast Guard, with the help of good Samaritans, rescued two sailors after their dinghy capsized off Indian Island, which lies in Arcata Bay off Eureka, CA. 

On Friday, Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay "received multiple calls via phone and VHF channel 16 around 12:40 p.m. reporting a capsized sailboat and two people in the water," a press release said. "The Sector Humboldt Bay command center personnel issued an urgent marine information broadcast while crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Humboldt County Sheriff Office’s Marine Unit launched in response."

A crew of good Samaritans reportedly arrived first and plucked the sailors out of the water. A California Fish and Wildlife boat righted the capsized vessel. "The mariners who responded to our emergency broadcast did a great job working with first responders to prevent a tragedy and save two lives," said Cmdr. Brendan Hilleary, the Sector Humboldt Bay response chief.