US Coast Guard, Good Samaritans respond to fishing vessel taking on water near Long Island, Alaska

The Coast Guard and Good Samaritan vessel crews responded to a fishing vessel that began taking on water near Long Island, Alaska, on the night (local time) of Thursday, September 10.

Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and US Arctic watchstanders received a VHF radio distress call at approximately 21:15 on Thursday from the crew of the fishing vessel Emily Rose.

The four crewmembers reported that they had struck a rock and were rapidly flooding.

Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak to support the response.