EVERETT — One person was rescued and emergency first responders were actively searching for three others in a recovery mission after a boat sank Wednesday in Possession Sound near Howarth Park.
Around 1 p.m., multiple callers reported a 26-foot vessel sinking in Possession Sound, approximately 200 feet from shore, according to Everett police spokesperson Natalie Given.
A good Samaritan on another boat rescued a man in his 50s from the water as the boat began to submerge. That person was reported to be uninjured but later evaluated at the hospital. The people in the vessel were out shrimping, Given said.
It was too soon to say what led to the mishap, she said.
As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, U.S. Coast Guard, Everett Fire, Everett Police and other agencies were using a helicopter, rescue boats, drones, fire rescue swimmers and land-based teams in the search. When officials arrived, the boat was already mostly submerged.
The operation transitioned to a recovery mission around 3:45 p.m, Given said.
The three people still missing include a woman in her 40s, a man in his 60s and a man in his 20s, Given said.
The Coast Guard continued to assist in the search with a helicopter crew and a small boat crew.
“We’re continuing to search for these three individuals anywhere in the water,” said U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier. “The tides can move around people pretty easily. We’re saturating the area as much as we can. … We’re hoping for the best.”
Aspen Anderson: 425-339-3192; aspen.anderson@heraldnet.com; X: @aspenwanderson.
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