3 Rescued From Capsized Boat By Bodega Bay Coast Guard Crew

NORTH BAY, CA — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three fishermen Monday when their boat took on water and capsized a half-mile off Tomales Bay.

California Highway Patrol personnel contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders around 9:30 Monday and reported there was a capsized boat and three people were sitting on the boat's hull.

At 9:40 a.m., a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew was dispatched from Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay.

The boat crew got to the scene around 10 a.m. and retrieved the three fishermen from their capsized boat.

No injuries were reported but the fishermen were taken to the Coast Guard Station at Bodega Bay, where they were treated for symptoms of hypothermia.

“Thankfully, this case had a successful outcome,” said Lt. Cmdr. Megan Dennelly, the Sector San Francisco Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator. “The use of Rapid SOS, a GPS verification tool, allowed our search planners to receive positional data during the early stages of the case to quickly get assets on scene. This capability expedited the Coast Guard’s response and helped save the fishermen's lives.”