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News Release

Date: April 20, 2010

Contact: PA3 Cory Mendenhall

(310) 521-4260

UPDATE: Vessel aground near Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH HARBOR, Calif. — Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report at 5:25 a.m. that the 58-foot fishing vessel Pacific Bully was aground with four people on board off the Santa Ana Jetty south of Huntington Beach Harbor.

The Pacific Bully ran around at 4:30 a.m. All four people on board were safely removed from the vessel with no injuries. The vessel has been successfully refloated and pulled off the beach and will be towed to the Port of Los Angeles and should arrive just after 12:00 a.m. Inspections have been completed, and the vessel shows no signs of damage or pollution. 

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