Coast Guard rescues four from vessel fire
A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued four people from a commercial boat that caught on fire near Fort Morgan, Alabama.
Two Coast Guard helicopters diverted from a training exercise in Alabama to rescue four individuals from a fishing trawler engulfed in flames, according to reports.
Crews received a distress call around 6:45 p.m. Monday that the commercial vessel Alexandria Pearl was on fire near Fort Morgan, officials said.
"Two Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrews were conducting training flights nearby and diverted to respond the distress," the Coast Guard said. "One of the helicopters lowered a rescue swimmer and life raft, and all four people aboard the vessel abandoned ship into the raft."
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A Coast Guard vessel from Dauphin Island took the boaters back to land, where they were evaluated by paramedics, according to the station.
The Gulf Shores Fire Department, Baldwin County Fire Department, and Mobile Bar Pilots were also involved in the rescue.
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The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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