This browser does not support the Video element.
VIDEO: Coast Guard rescue 3 from trapped ship near Lopez Island, WA
Video from the U.S. Coast Guard shows rescuers saving three people from a vessel stuck near the rocky shore of Lopez Island, Washington.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. - Video from the U.S. Coast Guard shows rescuers saving three people from a vessel off of Lopez Island, Washington.
According to authorities, the three were out on a 38-foot vessel near the south end of the island. Around 10 p.m., the boat became disabled and was pushed against the rocky shore by the weather.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to the island, and crews helped the three people—one of whom was a 14-year-old—onto land and then onto the helicopter.
No one was injured, and authorities say the vessel is scheduled to be scrapped by a salvage company.