Boat drifting near Point Defiance ferry terminal with engine failure, Tacoma WA
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Marine IncidentAccording to the dispatch call, a 30-foot wooden pontoon boat is drifting about one mile off Point Defiance ferry terminal with engine failure. The captain's contact number is withheld for privacy. The United States Coast Guard is coordinating assistance and requesting help from nearby vessels.
Audio|Heard on: Kitsap County Area Marine
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Transcript:
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All stations, all stations, all stations.
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This is the United States Coast Guard.
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Sector Puget Sound, relaying a marine assistance request broadcast for a 30-foot pontoon adrift in the vicinity of Point Defiance.
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Listen to Channel 1022 and 22-out.
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Out.
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All stations, all stations, all stations, list of the United States Coast Guard, sector Puget Sound, relaying a marine assistance request broadcast for a 30-foot wooden pontoon,
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one mile off Point Defiance ferry terminal with a dead engine.
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The captain can be contacted at the phone number (number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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(number withheld). Any vessels in the area desiring to assist or request their contact Coast Guard's sector could be found with an estimated time of arrival.
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This is United States Coast Guard Secretary Spatown out.
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Location mentioned:
Point Defiance, 5810 North Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98405
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