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Jun 30, 2009 5:07 pm US/Pacific

33 People Rescued From Sinking Delta Boat

CONCORD (CBS 5 / BCN) ― The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 33 people, 27 of them child sea scouts, from an 85-foot vessel that was sinking in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Tuesday afternoon, Coast Guard officials said.

The Coast Guard received a report around 12:30 p.m. that the Farallones vessel was sinking a couple hundred yards from the shore in Concord.

Petty Officer Ryan Roberts said the Farallones started taking on water after striking something.

A helicopter and rescue boats were deployed, and all the passengers were removed from the sinking vessel by about 1 p.m.

They were transported safely to the Vallejo ferry terminal by the passenger ferry Intintoli.

No injuries were reported.

(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Bay City News contributed to this report.)

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