Coast Guard Rescues Two from Yacht Before it Sinks
On Thursday, the Coast Guard rescued two people from a 92-ft motoryacht before it sank off the coast of Monterey.
The crew of Going Coastal radioed the Coast Guard shortly before noon on Thursday; they were 35 miles off the coast of Monterey, according to a CG press release. Arriving on scene, the Coast Guard delivered a dewatering pump to the stricken motoryacht as it made its way toward Monterey Bay.
“Around 3:45 p.m., the crew noticed the rate of flooding had increased and the Coast Guard dispatched a Dolphin [helicopter] crew to assist,” the press release said. The CG ultimately delivered a rescue swimmer and a second pump. “At approximately 5:20 p.m., the ship had reportedly lost electrical and engine power and the flooding rate continued to increase. The Coast Guard RB-M crew rescued the Going Coastal crewmembers before the yacht sank approximately nine miles south of Monterey Bay.”
The Coast Guard said that there were some 1,200 gallons of diesel fuel aboard Going Coastal, and that the yacht’s owner is working with his insurance company to salvage the vessel.
Some of the deepest holes in ocean are around there… gonna salvage it, huh? Kinda doubt it. And the bay and surrounds are undoubtedly the most prolific for sensitive marine life of all kinds… a tragedy indeed and nit the loss of the vessel. Prob an insurance scam and owner knew a salvage is highly unlikely!
Why are these boats even built? Poor Mother Earth. That’s as friendly as I can get. I’m thinking about resigning my membership because my YC allows these abominations to tie up at our dock.you know, for a couple of bucks.
I wouldn’t assume it’s an insurance job… as in intentional sinking. Not likely, though it’s hard to imagine a boat taking on water at that rate, with two de watering pumps available as well as likely onboard bilge pumps.
But I don’t assume anything, since I was not there. And neither should anyone else.
That is an intelligent and reasoned response Luc. Too many people respond to a story like this conjuring up all kinds of deceitful and possibly criminal motivations without any knowledge about the facts. Kind of sick.
I think those type of responses are in most cases a reflection of the mindset of the person who comes up with all that speculation and conjecture.