According to a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard, four Dungeness crab fishermen aboard a 45-foot commercial fishing vessel a half-mile west of Table Bluff, requested assistance Monday evening.
The Miss Jessie crew contacted Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay via VHF-FM channel 16 around 5:30 pm, reporting their fishing vessel had lost steering in 10-foot seas and 30-mph winds just outside the breaking surf.
Crews were immediately launched aboard a Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65D helicopter and a Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat. The helicopter arrived on scene and monitored the Miss Jessie until the boat crew reached the fishing vessel.
The Miss Jessie crew did not report any injuries and the Humboldt Bay Motor Lifeboat crew towed the Miss Jessie across the bar to Woodley Island Marina, where they moored up around 9 p.m. Monday.
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