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Coast Guard Crews Rescue 2 From Sinking Ship Off Monterey Bay

MONTEREY (CBS SF) -- Crews with the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people from a sinking vessel about nine miles south of Monterey Bay, Coast Guard officials announced Thursday.

A crew from the Monterey station and an air crew from the San Francisco station helped rescue the people from the 92-foot vessel.

The ship, named "Going Coastal," began taking on water Thursday afternoon and the Coast Guard attempted to tow it but, after losing the fight to dewater the vessel, a Dolphin helicopter crew from San Francisco was dispatched to the scene to assist.

The vessel ultimately sank.

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