The Coast Guard and Good Samaritan vessel crews responded to a fishing vessel that began taking on water near Long Island, Alaska, on the night (local time) of Thursday, September 10.
Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and US Arctic watchstanders received a VHF radio distress call at approximately 21:15 on Thursday from the crew of the fishing vessel Emily Rose.
The four crewmembers reported that they had struck a rock and were rapidly flooding.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to support the response.
The Good Samaritan vessels Lady Sea and Jacklyn W responded to the broadcast and navigated towards Emily Rose.
The coast guard aircrew and Good Samaritan fishing vessel crews delivered dewatering pumps to Emily Rose. The crew of Lady Sea tied the vessels together to keep Emily Rose pinned against the shore.
Once the tide fell and grounded the vessel, the crew of Emily Rose applied patches to the source of the flooding and tested the integrity of the patch at the next high tide.
The crew of Lady Sea towed Emily Rose approximately 11 miles (18 kilometres) to Fuller Boat Yard in Kodiak for further assessment and repairs.
The coast guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Frederick Mann also arrived on-scene to escort and monitor the situation.
