Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman After Vessel Ran Aground Near Cape Fairweather, Alaska
Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Juneau received a radio call at 6:50 yesterday morning from the captain of the F/V West Bank reporting that his vessel was aground and listing on a rocky beach. The 42-foot vessel was near Cape Fairweather, approximately 10 miles north of Lituya Bay.
Watchstanders were able to maintain communications with the man through the good Samaritan vessel Northstar that stayed on scene to assist until the helicopter crew arrived.
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