Kayakers help rescue sailboater off Alki Point

Thanks to Mark Ahlness for sharing photos of, and info about, the “water rescue” call off Alki Point earlier this afternoon. He wrote, “Shortly after noon on March 6 we spotted a guy in a small swamped sailboat being towed to shore, just south of the Alki Lighthouse … Coast Guard, Seattle police boat also responded, but it was the couple in the kayak that got him in. Medic crews were waiting on land.” The photo above shows the police boat approaching (USCG was out of the picture to the south) as the boat was being towed; this one shows everybody safely on shore:

2 Replies to "Kayakers help rescue sailboater off Alki Point"

  • ltfd March 6, 2010 (9:07 pm)

    I think the photo shows the Port of Seattle Police vessel responding- Harbor 1.

    Glad there were no injuries.

  • Kris March 8, 2010 (2:44 pm)

    Friends of mine who saw the whole event happen said that the “sailboat” was a kayak with a sail. There were two very young children in the boat when it tipped over. My friend was very concerned for the children once they were out of the water. The fire department personnel had to loudly direct the adults to get the children’s clothes removed and get them wrapped in blankets. Pretty Scary!

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