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Sailboat overturns in Port Angeles Harbor; no one hurt

Published 12:01 am Sunday, July 8, 2012

By Peninsula Daily News

A log-towing tug ties onto an overturned sailboat as a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat and a Vessel Assist boat stand by on the scene on Friday in Port Angeles Harbor. The sailboat was towed to Port Angeles Boat Haven and the sailor was reported uninjured in the incident. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
A log-towing tug ties onto an overturned sailboat as a U.S. Coast Guard rescue boat and a Vessel Assist boat stand by on the scene on Friday in Port Angeles Harbor. The sailboat was towed to Port Angeles Boat Haven and the sailor was reported uninjured in the incident. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

PORT ANGELES — An unidentified sailor was not injured when a small rental sailboat capsized in Port Angeles Harbor, the Coast Guard said.

The overturned sailboat was spotted by a nearby boater Friday afternoon, and the sailor was pulled from the water by the good Samaritan, said Chief Petty Officer Robert Lanier, spokesman for the Coast Guard.

A medium-size response boat from Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles towed the boat back to the pier and returned the sailor to shore, he said.

The Coast Guard did not identify the sailor.

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