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| Press Release |
Date: August 31, 2007 |
FISHING VESSEL ESPERANZA CAPSIZES WEDNESDAY | |
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SEATTLE - Four fishermen are safe after their fishing vessel capsized approximately two miles west of San Juan Island, in Puget Sound, Wednesday. The crew of the 50-foot fishing vessel Esperanza, homeported in Everett, Wash., was fishing when a net snagged onto something below the water's surface causing the vessel to tip and capsize approximately two miles west of Cattle Point on San Juan Island. The four men were rescued from the water by Good Samaritans who were in the area. The Esperanza was reported to have approximately 300 gallons of diesel fuel aboard at the time it capsized. There have been no reports of pollution in the water. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles flew over the area to look for potential pollution. Coast Guard Sector Seattle has opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for $25,000 and is conducting an investigation into the incident. The vessel's owners are working on salvaging the Esperanza. | |
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