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Keywords: San Miguel Rescue - The Coast Guard Rescued Three Commercial Fishermen.jpg Coast Guard rescued three commercial fishermen after their 33-foot vessel became disabled and began drifting dangerously close to the rocks off of the westernmost point of San Miguel Island in the Channel Islands chain at about 4 p m Sunday A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles hoisted the trio and flew them back to Santa Barbara California with no injuries The drama began when the commercial fishing boat based out of Santa Barbara became disabled about 100 yards from the rocks  The men dropped an anchor but it quickly broke free and the second anchor started to drag in the direction of the shoreline  The master radioed the Coast Guard for help at about 2 30 p m Before hoisting the men the Coast Guard directed them to set off their Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon so Command Center and environmental response personnel could keep tabs of the vessel  The last position of the boat was roughly 35 yards from the rocks Coast Guard environmental response personnel are monitoring the vessel because it is reported to have about 40 gallons of fuel onboard and may come aground in an environmentally sensitive area Photograph courtesy of vessel owner Source https //vimeo com/127216336 Personal Injury Lawyers in South Bend Indiana 2011-12-19 02 18 30 https //www flickr com/photos/coast_guard/6539099627/ Coast Guard other versions PD-USGov Coast Guard in California San Miguel Island Eurocopter HH-65/MH-65 Dolphin
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