Five crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard after the 58-foot fishing vessel Oracle ran aground near False Pass in Southwest Alaska on Thursday, Oct. 29.

According to the Anchorage Daily News, the Coast Guard received a distress report at 4:48 a.m. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, which was deployed to Cold Bay, arrived on scene at 6:16 a.m.

All five crew members were hoisted from the vessel and taken to a clinic in Cold Bay. Some sustained minor injuries.

“We can’t thank them enough. They were very quick, and everybody’s fine,” Oracle owner and Homer fisherman Buck Laukitis told the Anchorage Daily News. “We’re just trying to process everything.”

The Oracle has been used in several Alaska fisheries, including longlining for halibut, pot fishing for Pacific cod and black cod, and tendering salmon.

By Friday afternoon, the Coast Guard warned that changing weather and tide conditions could cause the grounded vessel to refloat and become a hazard to navigation. Mariners in the area were asked to use caution and report any changes in the vessel’s position.

Laukitis told the Anchorage Daily News that he was in contact with Resolve Marine about a potential salvage effort.

The longtime fisherman also sent a letter thanking Air Station Kodiak personnel for rescuing the crew.

“Boats can be rebuilt,” Laukitis wrote. “My crew went home to their families because of your people, and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts.”