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Date: April 2, 2010

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Coast Guard Responds to Vessel Taking on Water

 SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew, stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, along with the Pillar Point harbor master, responded to a distress call from a 35-foot crab fishing vessel taking on water approximately 10 miles off of Pillar Point, Calif., April 2, 2010. The Dolphin aircrew rushed one person to local ambulatory services in Half Moon Bay after the crew abandoned ship, the other was rescued by the Pillar Point harbor master. U.S. Coast Guard video by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew, stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, along with the Pillar Point harbor master, responded to a 35' crab fishing vessel taking on water approximately 10 miles off of Pillar Point, Calif., April 2, 2010. The Dolphin aircrew rushed one person to local ambulatory services in Half Moon Bay after the crew was forced into the water, the other was rescued by the Pillar Point harbor master. U.S. Coast Guard video by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco

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