Overview

• A 20-foot cuddy cabin boat sank in Possession Sound, approximately 35 miles north of Seattle, after taking on water on May 21, 2025.
• One man in his 50s was rescued by passing boaters shortly after the distress call at 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
• Three individuals—a man in his 60s, a man in his 20s, and a woman in her 40s—remain missing as the search operation enters its second day.
• The U.S. Coast Guard, Everett Fire Department, Everett Police, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are coordinating the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts.
• Resources deployed include helicopters, rescue swimmers, dive teams, drones, and shoreline patrols in challenging marine conditions.