DATE: October 07, 2005 09:54:44 AKST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coast Guard, Good Samaritan respond to vessel fire
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SITKA, Alaska - A crewmember from the Good Samaritan vessel Steadfast attempts to extinguish a fire aboard the motor vessel David V near St. Mary's Point Thursday afternoon. The Good Samaritan crewmen safetly recovered the two David V crewmen from thier life raft. A Coast Guard Station Juneau rescue boat crew and an Air Station Sitka Jayhawk helicopter crew also responded to the vessel fire. (Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Second Class Chuck Bennett, Air Station Sitka)
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