Tug Lost off Ocean Beach

Tug Lost off Ocean Beach

The 43-foot tug boat Richardson’s Bay was lost off the shores of Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California.  The tug had left for Pacifica to retrieve a lost skiff when vessel began to capsize.   The crew was able to make a distress call to the Coast Guard before the 2 crewmen abandoned the tug.  One man was able to grab a life ring while the other was able to reach an inflatable boat.   The man in the life ring was later rescued by the Coast Guard.   He was being treated for hypothermia and shock at a nearby hospital.   The other man is still missing.  The inflatable raft was discovered washed ashore, but no signs of the missing man.   The Coast Guard called off the search the next day.

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