AGAT, GUAM (HawaiiNewsNow) – Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and Guam Fire Department rescued 45 people from a disabled passenger boat off Agat, Guam, on Friday.
At 9:30 a.m., U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification from the Princess Guam reporting smoke coming from the engine compartment.
A Guam rescue crew arrived on the scene off Agat Bay at 10 a.m. and reported smoke coming from the engine compartment of the Princess Guam, a 45-foot catamaran.
Two 45-foot response boat-medium crews and a 29-foot response boat-small crew from Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor evacuated 45 passengers from the catamaran and transported them back to the marina.
A crew then put the Princess Guam in tow and returned it safely to the marina.
“Strong teamwork with the Guam Fire Department was a critical component of today’s mission,” said Lt. Cmdr. Derek Wallin, search and rescue mission coordinator, U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam. “Through our joint efforts, we successfully rescued 45 people, demonstrating the strength of our partnership and unwavering commitment to mariner safety.”
For more information about U.S. Coast Guard actions, please get in touch with CWO Sara Muir, Public Affairs Officer, at [email protected] or [email protected].
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