Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response and Marin County are responding to an adrift 564-foot container ship approximately seven miles off the coast of Point Reyes, Calif., Friday.
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders were notified around 1 p.m. of the container ship Wan Hai 176 experiencing engine problems while approximately 12 miles offshore.
Around 3:45 p.m. the Wan Hai 176 captain reported they were unable to properly anchor and were moving closer to shore.
Tugs were contacted at 6 p.m. to assist the Wan Hai 176.
Sector San Francisco watchstanders directed the launch of Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento C-27J Spartan and Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin helicopter air crews around 6:20 p.m. to monitor the on-scene conditions.
The Coast Guard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response and Marin County have established a unified command to respond to the incident.
