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Coast Guard Assisting Trimaran Taking on Water
(August 27, 2008) ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Coast Guard is currently assisting with a rescue of four people aboard their 45-foot trimaran approximately 150-miles west of Point Reyes. Coast Guard District 11 received notification from an on-shore contact that the trimaran, Defiance, from Honolulu en route to Sausalito, was taking on water. The Coast Guard requested the container vessel, CVAS, from Mexico, and the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett, from Seattle, to divert and assist in the rescue. (Coast Guard photo by crewmember from CGC Midgett)
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