SEATTLE - The Coast Guard, Wash. State Ferry Kittitas and Hat Island Fire Dept. work to extinguish the 31-foot recreational vessel Farallon after it transmits a mayday call containing critical information to Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound on March 23, 2011. Farallon caught fire near Gedney Island, Wash., and sank after burning. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Norman Sween)