US Coast Guard, partners rescue 45 people from boat off Agat, Guam

Crews from the US Coast Guard and the Guam Fire Department rescued 45 people from a disabled passenger vessel off Agat, Guam, on Friday, October 10.

At 9:30 local time on Friday, US Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification on VHF-FM channel 16 from the 45-foot (14-metre) passenger vessel Princess Guam reporting smoke coming from the engine compartment.