Coast Guard rescues five boaters off San Diego coast [Image 3 of 3]

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

08.30.2014

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Spiker 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET San Diego

The Coast Guard Cutter Petrel's small boat arrives on scene with a 30-foot pleasure boat taking on water off the coast of San Diego, Aug. 30, 2014. Mariners aboard the vessel PMS Escape II called the Coast Guard on channel 16, the international distress frequency, using a handheld radio at 5:58 p.m., to report their pleasure boat had lost propulsion, was taking on water, listing heavily on its port side and had no battery power to operate its bilge pumps or other electronics. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

• Date Taken: 08.30.2014
• Date Posted: 08.31.2014 02:16
• Photo ID: 1529719
• VIRIN: 140830-G-ZZ000-004
• Resolution: 3968x2976
• Size: 2.32 MB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CA, US