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Fifty-nine-year-old Jerry Campbell, a delta boat rescuer, was killed in a vessel accident while returning home. His 26-foot salvaging boat called the “Old River,” struck a sea wall near the Carquinez Bridge in the Mare Island Strait.
The vessel collision occurred about 9:30 PM on Friday, August 14, 2009. The boat hit a break wall on Mare Island, which caused Campbell to sustain fatal injuries.
The U.S. Coast Guard received a call within 15 minutes of the boat accident and dispatched a vessel to the accident scene. When they got there, Campbell was found with no pulse and was badly injured.
Campbell’s wife had been on the phone with him at the time of the accident. She said that she did not hear any signs of trouble until the impact. She left the phone line open and heard the Coast Guard board the boat and announce that her husband had no pulse.
Campbell worked for the delta branch of Vessel Assist, which is similar to an auto club. He had towed both a stranded-client boat and a Vessel Assist boat that had been sent out for the rescue, but lost power.
The vessel accident is still under investigation. Petty Officer Erik Swanson said that the boating conditions were calm at the time of the collision.
