Four people were plucked from a sinking vessel early Monday morning after that vessel ran aground damaging its hull.

An Alaska Wildlife Trooper vessel and a Sitka Mountain Rescue vessel with divers responded to the scene of the sinking 80-foot F/V Eyak after a call went in to the Coast Guard early Monday morning.

When they arrived on-scene, the rescue vessels observed that the Eyak had suffered hull damage and was taking on water.

The captain of the vessel, 48-year-old David Castle, and the crew, identified as 29-year-old Anna Zallau, 49-year-old Debra Rose and 23-year-old Charles Wlaslewski, had no survival suits but were wearing  flotation devices, according to the initial report. But, the crew later reported that they indeed were wearing their survival suits.

All four individuals from the vessel were taken from the vessel by the Sitla Mountain Rescue vessel at 7:55 am. Shortly after rescuing the four from the vessel, the vessel capsized and sank below the surface, leaving only a small portion of the vessel above water.

A good samaritan vessel took the Eyak under tow and proceeded to a “better suited grounding location,” according to the trooper dispatch.

The vessel is estimated to have approximately 500 gallons of diesel aboard. The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring the situation.

No injuries in the incident have been reported.

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