A couple and their dog were rescued from Dungeness Spit last week after their 38-foot sailboat washed up on the rocks.

The passengers reported the sailboat had run aground on Oct. 20 but they and their dog were able to make it safely to shore via an attached dinghy and awaited assistance, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero said in an email.

Sector Puget Sound launched Small Boat Station Port Angeles, which arrived on scene and coordinated with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to rescue the couple and their dog and take them to John Wayne Marina, Caballero said.

The U.S. Coast Guard called the Department of Fish and Wildlife police to assist in the rescue, public information officer Becky Elder said.

The dinghy landed on the most remote portion of the shore, so the department’s smaller vessel was necessary to reach the couple and their dog, she said in a phone interview.

The sailboat had about 10 gallons left in its 20-gallon tank plus two five-gallon cans of diesel fuel on board, according to Caballero’s email.

Department of Ecology spokesman Ty Keltner said Oct. 21 that no fuel spill had been reported.

“We are working with the owner to get it removed. I understand they are trying to get it removed now. We’ll see what happens,” he said.