Just after 1:30pm Tuesday afternoon, July 14th, the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office received a distress call regarding two fishermen in a small vessel that had lost power near Battery Point west of the jetty.
The two men reported being moments away from colliding with rocks as their anchor wasn’t stopping the boat from being adrift.
Retired Commander Bill Steven, who is currently still serving the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office as extra help, was able to respond and with Sheriff Apperson and Steven launched a Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office boat with assistance from Deputy Jensen and Deputy Morgan.
Dispatcher Rebecca Valentin was in communication with the stranded fishermen and was able to provide directions for the rescue.
The vessel was quickly located and pulled back to safety. Our local Coast Guard also arrived on scene and offered any assistance needed. Both of the fishermen were uninjured and grateful.
