The commercial fishing vessel Alexandria Pearl burns about half a mile south of Fort Morgan, Alabama, December 14, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
The U.S. Coast rescued four people Monday after their commercial fishing vessel caught fire near Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report around 6:45 p.m. from the F/V Alexandria Pearl reporting it was on fire and in need of assistance about a half mile south of Fort Morgan.
Two Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrews were conducting training flights nearby and diverted to respond the the distress. One of the helicopters lowered a rescue swimmer and life raft, and all four people aboard the vessel abandoned ship into the raft.
A Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island 45-foot Rescue Boat-Medium boatcrew recovered the four people from the raft took them to shore to be evaluated by awaiting EMS. No injuries were reported.
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