Three rescued from boat before it capsizes

Published 10:26 pm Friday, June 19, 2009

EVERETT — A boater rescued three passengers from another vessel that was taking on water near Naval Station Everett on Friday morning.

The rescue happened after the U.S. Coast Guard in Seattle sent out an urgent marine broadcast reporting that a 27-foot pleasure craft with three people onboard had called for help, just after 6 a.m.

Another boater was able to race to the sinking boat, take the passengers on board and take them to a dock at a naval pier.

The stricken vessel later capsized. Crews from the Port of Everett surrounded it with oil-containment booms, the Coast Guard said. The boat was later righted and towed away.