Crime & Safety
Container Ship With Crew Of 21 Aboard Remains Adrift Off Point Reyes
No one on board has been injured, but rescuing the ship is a priority as it's carrying approximately 39,000 gallons of fuel.
POINT REYES, CA — The Wan Hai 176, a 564-foot container ship that lost engine power and drifted about seven miles off the coast of Point Reyes with 21 people aboard Friday, hasn't yet been secured, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday.
No one on board has been injured, but rescuing the ship is a priority as it's carrying approximately 39,000 gallons of fuel.
Petty Officer Taylor Bacon said the Coast Guard and partner agencies are working on rescuing the ship using towing vessels. "Right now, we are in the efforts of trying to get it in the capacity to tow to bring it into port," Bacon said.
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Wan Hai 176 is a 17,907-ton ship that is sailing under the Singapore flag and is registered to a Greek company, according to Vesselfinder.
The vessel was headed to Seattle before it lost power near San Francisco.
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The Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response and Marin County established a unified command to respond to the 564-foot container ship Wan Hai 176 approximately seven miles off the coast of Point Reyes, California. (U.S. Coast Guard Video)
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