Pleasure Craft Burns in Washington Bay

A Coast Guard crew rescued a man in heavy fog Sunday after his vessel burst into flames in the waters off Neah Bay. Rescuers responded to the scene, about three miles north of Neah Bay, after Coast Guard watch standers in Seattle received a mayday call on VHF-FM channel 16 from the operator of the 25-foot pleasure craft Dawn Trader around 11 a.m. The man reported that the vessel was on fire and he was donning a survival suit and abandoning ship into his life raft. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Port Angeles and rescue boat from Neah Bay were launched in response.