LA PUSH — The Coast Guard rescued five fishermen after their boat sank off the coast of La Push.
The Peninsula Daily News reports that none of the fishermen were injured when their 65-foot boat sank Sunday about 30 miles west of La Push.
The master of the boat called the Coast Guard and reported they were taking on water and that the crew coulnd not keep up with the flooding.
The boat was carrying more than 70,000 pounds of Dover sole as well as about 800 gallons of fuel. Coast Guard officials say a 200-foot-by-200-foot oil sheen was reported at the location of the sunken boat.
