BRINNON — A man and his daughter were rescued from a boat that ran aground after drifting without power late Sunday afternoon.
The man and his 11-year-old daughter were reported aboard a pleasure craft, between 16 feet and 19 feet long, that had lost power, navigation lights and an operating VHF radio and was drifting in the area of Jackson Cove toward Black Point at about 4:38 p.m., said Brinnon Fire Chief Patrick Nicholson.
Neither their names nor their hometown were reported.
The boat ran aground near Miami Beach in Kitsap County and the two made it to shore there, the fire chief said.
They were instructed to walk toward a residential neighborhood where Kitsap County fire units and medics were available, he added.
The operator reported no injures but asked that his daughter be evaluated for hypothermia, Nicholson said.
Neither were prepared for cold weather, Nicholson said.
Brinnon fire fighters and Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies both assisted, with fire crews from Kitsap County helping to look for the vessel.
Brinnon units attempted to launch at Black Point but the boat launch was obstructed with trees and debris, so they moved to Triton Cove.
That boat launch also was obstructed, but fire fighters used chain saws and cleared it to launch a rescue boat with fire rescue and sheriff personnel on board.
The tide was too low to launch farther north, Nicholson said.
Those on the boat were in contact with 9-1-1 dispatchers via a cell phone with a low battery, the fire chief said.
GPS coordinates were obtained from the phone.
Once the rescue vessel was in vicinity, dispatch asked the vessel to activate an emergency flare which assisted crews in locating them.
