A fishing boat grounded at Point Reyes National Seashore was salvaged this week and its fuel was extracted safely, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.

The vessel, named Lake Bay, was removed from an active surf zone on North Beach at Point Reyes on Wednesday, the Coast Guard said.

Crews initially activated an emergency pollution response on Tuesday, removing approximately 1,400 gallons of diesel fuel and 175 gallons of hydraulic and lube oil. All petroleum products were safely removed and transferred to containers for proper disposal.

On Friday, the Coast Guard said that it was working with other crews to dispose of 30 to 50 tons of dead squid from a tank aboard the vessel.

A map highlighting the Cordell Bank and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries, with a marked grounded vessel near Lake Bay, Point Reyes, and San Francisco.
A map shows the location of the grounded fishing vessel, Lake Bay, at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that all fuel and oil were extracted from the vessel on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard Southwest District via Bay City News)

The boat ran aground Aug. 21 and four crew members and the captain were rescued, the Coast Guard said.

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.