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The Coast Guard rescued a person aboard the sailing vessel "Apster" taking on water approximately 75 miles southwest of Monterey in the morning of Dec 25, 2014. At 6:26 a.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center watchstanders received a distress call from the master of the 31-foot sailing vessel. Due to an inaudible radio transmission, communications was lost. Watchstanders were able to determine the general direction from shore the vessel master had called and launched rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco and the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye. The Coast Guard issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast for all vessels in the vicinity to be on the lookout . The "Medi Venezia" established communications with the "Apster" and reported there was one person aboard the distressed vessel taking on water. Shortly thereafter, the towing vessel "Vision" diverted from towing a barge around 20 nautical miles away to assist. The master of "Apster" was able to slow the flooding and stabilize the vessel. Once a Coast Guard helicopter crew arrived on scene and quickly assessed the situation, the crew determined to hoist the master aboard the helicopter. He was transported to Monterey Municipal Airport where emergency medical services were waiting to take him to County Hospital of Monterey Peninsula for further medical evaluation.The Coast Guard thanked the "Vision" and "Medi Venezia" for their assistance. Report with video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2440366/