Fishing Vessel Runs Aground in Pacifica After Running Out of Fuel

A fishing vessel with two persons aboard reportedly ran out of fuel and ran aground in Shelter Cove in Pacifica on Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

The operator of the 28-foot-long vessel Giaconda called the Coast Guard’s San Francisco command center at about 11:19 a.m. Friday to report the mishap, authorities said.

The two people on board came ashore safely but the vessel remained stranded in Shelter Cover because of the shallow cove and limited shoreside access, the Coast Guard said.

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s office, the Pacifica Police Department and the Pacifica Fire Department were notified about the incident as was the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The Coast Guard said crews were working with the vessel’s owners and pollution response and salvage contractors to assess any potential for pollution and to have the vessel removed from the area.

In addition, the Coast Guard said, an oil spill removal organization has been hired to conduct a pollution threat assessment and remove any oil or remaining fuel product from the vessel’s reportedly-empty fuel tanks.

—By Bay City News Service.