The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a stranded sailing vessel about 23 miles south of Unalaska.
According to Operations Specialist Sabrina Slack, they received a call from the Ahara around 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday.
“They had either a broken engine or propeller, and they were needing a tow back into Dutch Harbor,” Slack said.
She said there is one person on board and no injuries reported.
The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley is working to tow the vessel. Once they’ve established a tow, they’ll hand the Ahara off to a tug with Resolve Marine, an international marine salvage company with an office in Dutch Harbor.
Slack said a weather system is moving into the area, but conditions around the vessel as of Thursday morning were decent, with seas at about three feet and winds coming in from the northwest at about 15 knots.
