A U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary operations vessel rescued nine children and one adult from the 40’ R/V Oceanic, which had run hard aground in Norwalk Harbor this afternoon. The “Otter” a Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel responded to a distress call from the research vessel after it became aground near Light 11 in Norwalk Harbor. The children ages 8 – 11 donned lifejackets and boarded the Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel, while the research vessel crew remained on board. According to Coxswain Richard Aarons, the rescue went as well as could be expected in light of the unexpected grounding. Coxswain Aarons reported, “My crew performed flawlessly, I cannot say enough for their professionalism.