SAN JUAN ISLANDS, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The Coast Guard is responding to a diesel spill off the west coast of San Juan Island after a fishing vessel sank.

A Good Samaritan rescued all five crew members on the Aleutian Isle as the ship sank on Saturday, August 13th, near Sunset Point, according to the Coast Guard’s 13th Pacific Northwest district.

The Aleutian Isle reported it was taking on water at around 2 p.m., with an estimated 2,600 gallons of fuel on board

Personnel spotted an oil sheen about 1.5 miles in length about 3 hours later, and some of the sheen had entered nearby Canadian waters.

A subcontractor placed absorbent booms in the water Sunday to recover visible material, while dive crews evaluated how to remove any hazardous substances from the fishing vessel.

Crews are also trying to determine how to recover the vessel, which is located in about 100 feet of water.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to activate a hotline for anyone reporting wildlife affected by the spill.

The Coast Guard also said it was working with NOAA, which was tracking the spill’s trajectory, and others to ensure Southern Resident Killer Whales near the San Juan Islands don’t come in contact with the spill.