A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew hoisted two men from a jetty near the Coos River entrance early Sunday morning after their commercial fishing vessel, called Fearless II, drifted onto the rocks.

A distress call from the 54-foot fishing vessel was heard at 12:52 a.m.

The vessel struck a submerged object and suffered a rudder failure. It was in danger of drifting onto the jetty at the Coos River entrance, according to the Coast Guard.

A Coast Guard helicopter and lifeboat responded from the Coast Guard’s Coos Bay station. The helicopter arrived at 1:30 a.m., shortly after the lifeboat. The men from the ship had jumped into the water and climbed onto the jetty, according to the Coast Guard.

A helicopter aircrew hoisted the two people and airlifted them to emergency medical services waiting at the air station.

One of the two suffered a cut and abrasions. The other wasn’t injured. Coast Guard officials didn’t identify either person rescued.

Debris cleanup from the Fearless II vessel is ongoing as its salvage isn’t possible in its current position, according to the guard.

The Coast Guard urges mariners to routinely inspect vessels and survival equipment before getting underway, and to always have a reliable way of communicating in emergencies.

-- Maxine Bernstein

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