| Public Affairs Office Sector San Diego, Calif. U.S. Coast Guard |
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| News Release |
Date: Dec 14, 2008 Contact: SECTOR San Diego, CA |
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Coast Guard responds to vessel aground IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. -- A Coast Guard pullution response team responded to a 42-foot sailing vessel that ran aground off of Imperial Beach earlier this morning. The sailing vessel Aurora ran aground just south of the Imperial Beach pier at approximately 4:00 a.m. The Imperial Beach life guards rescued the two people onboard and the Coast Guard and National Response Corporation (NRC) are monitoring the vessel to mitigate the threat of any pollution. The NRC will remove the fuel from the vessel once the sea state permits operations. For more information regarding the rescue Imperial Beach lifeguards can be contacted at 619-423-8328. NOTE: No Coast Guard footage is available of this incident. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
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