Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center personnel received a VHF-FM radio call from a crewmember aboard the passenger vessel Lu Lu Belle reporting the ship had grounded with two crewmen aboard.
The Jayhawk crew departed Cordova at 4:21 a.m. and was able to safely land on the beach and rescue the two passengers at 5:40 a.m. The passengers were transported by the helicopter crew to Era Aviation at the Valdez airport by 6:15 a.m.
No pollution or injuries were reported from the incident.