Two vessels ran aground Saturday because their helmsmen fell asleep, said Bob Coster, civilian search and rescue controller at U.S. Coast Guard Group Astoria, today.

The 67-foot Royal Quarry, owned by Warrenton businessman Dennis Sturgell, ran aground at 2:56 a.m. Saturday at the south jetty entrance of the Columbia River while fishing for black cod.

All five crew members were hoisted to safety by a helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria. A 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., also responded but was unable to get close enough to the vessel to transfer the crew members.

No one was injured and there was no pollution, Coster said.

He said the Royal Quarry was towed to American Marine Construction Company, a local boat yard, for repairs. Unfortunately, Sturgell had canceled insurance on the vessel the week before, Coster said.

The 38-foot sailing vessel Gatane, from San Diego, Calif., ran aground Saturday on the north side of the entrance to Willapa Bay while its sole crew member was sleeping, Coster said. It was refloated Sunday.