The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from a sinking vessel early Saturday morning 52 miles off the coast of Coos Bay.

The captain of the vessel, a 40-foot fishing vessel called the New Faith, reported that his boat was taking on water from an unknown location in a 5:10 a.m. mayday call, the Coast Guard said in a news release. An aircrew was dispatched from the Sector North Bend Coast Guard station at 5:50 a.m. and arrived on scene at 6:23 a.m.

The aircrew lowered a rescue swimming to assist with communication and dewatering. A second aircrew from Air Facility Newport arrived on scene at 6:54 a.m.

Dewatering attempts were unsuccessful, and the fishermen were subsequently hoisted into the helicopters about an hour after the first aircrew arrived.

The vessel had less than 300 gallons of diesel and 1 ton of albacore tuna catch reported onboard. The Coast Guard confirmed that the vessel sank.

-The Oregonian/OregonLive