Active Weekend for the Ken Moore.

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary rescue vessel tows disabled vessel to safety.

Sunday, August 9, 2009. After being called out twice on Saturday, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific, Unit 12, Halfmoon Bay, was contacted again by the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.  The fast response vessel, Ken Moore, was tasked to assist a 27 foot Larson with five people on board which had struck an unknown object and was disabled in the vicinity of the Trail Islands.  The crew was paged at 4:08 pm and left the Unit 12 station at 4:30 pm.  The Ken Moore faced four to five foot seas on the run to the Trail Islands, arriving on the scene at 5:00 pm. The tug, Inlet Rustler, had gone to the assistance of the disabled vessel and had her secured alongside.

The Unit 12 crew, with the assistance of crew from the tug, rigged a tow line to the trailer eye on the disabled vessel and commenced towing to Secret Cove in heavy beam seas.  The Ken Moore contacted the water taxi, Grackle, who came to assist and sheltered the tow from very rough water and from the wake of passing yachts.

At 7:05 pm the Larson was at the dock at Buccaneer Marina and the Ken Moore returned to station and normal operation.

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