The power fishing vessel Triple Suerte II, with 3 people on board had been adrift due to a dead battery.  The Coast Guard PACAREA Rescue Coordination Center received the SARSAT alert and contacted the USS Saturn a Navy vessel in the area.  The crew of the Navy vessel located the distressed vessel and provided a battery.  No further assistance was requested.

Three SARSAT Rescues

Coast Guard District 1 Rescue Coordination Center received a MAYDAY call via CH-16 from the owner/operator of the vessel Tarbaron stating he was out of gas and the vessel’s battery was weak.  The Coast Guard told him to manually activate his beacon if they lose communications with him.  Communications was eventually lost and the vessel owner manually activated his 406 MHz PLB.  The Coast Guard Cutter Flying Fish was launched to the scene.  The crew of the cutter located the disabled vessel about 8 NM northwest of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.  The cutter crew gave him some gas and jump started his battery.  The Tarbaron was able to continue underway under its own power back to port.  Three SARSAT Rescues.

Three SARSAT Rescues

The Coast Guard District 14 Rescue Coordination Center received the SARSAT alert from the fishing vessel Lady Chul.  The Coast Guard issued a distress message to all vessels in the area with negative results.  The Coast Guard launched a fixed wing aircraft to the area.  The crew of the aircraft located the partially sunk vessel.  The crew of the aircraft located a nearby vessel , the fishing vessel Man Seok, and established communications.  This was a sister vessel to the Lady Chul.  The crew of the distressed vessel abandoned their vessel into a life raft and were recovered by their sister vessel.

Five SARSAT Rescues

The owner/operator of the sailing vessel Aquila manually activated his 406 MHz EPIRB while the vessel was faltering in heavy seas en route from La Paz, Mexico to Honolulu, Hawaii.  Coast Guard PACAREA Rescue Coordination Center diverted another vessel, the Florida Highway, to the scene.  The Florida Highway arrived on scene and recovered both people from the sailing vessel.  The sailing vessel was left adrift.

Two SARSAT Recues

The vessel ITC II, with four persons on board, began taking on water.  The owner made a radio mayday call and turned on his EPIRB.  The Coast Guard District 13 Rescue Coordination Center received the SARSAT alert and launched a helicopter from Air Station Astoria.  The crew of the helicopter located the vessel and deployed a rescue swimmer that assisted all four persons to shore.  They were further helped by a fire rescue squadron.

Four SARSAT Rescues