Women Rescued From Hull Of Overturned Sailboat

RICHMOND, CA —The holiday weekend included a dramatic rescue off Richmond of two women whose sailboat had capsized.

A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued the pair Monday afternoon.

According to Coast Guard officials, at 2:10 p.m. a Good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco to report a capsized vessel with two people sitting on the hull.

A Coast Guard crew on an 87-foot patrol boat was nearby and launched a small boat to investigate.

The crew located and retrieved the women, who were both wearing lifejackets. They were taken to a nearby marina at 3:12 p.m. and were uninjured, Coast Guard officials said.

After the rescue, the Good Samaritan towed the capsized sailboat to the marina.

— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via US Coast Guard

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