A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light responded to a mayday call 34 miles east of Barnegat Inlet where two recreational fishermen abandoned ship after their vessel caught fire Thursday.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a mayday call, via VHF Channel 16, from one of the fishermen aboard the fishing vessel, saying the engines were engulfed in flames and they were in need of immediate assistance.
Safe from the fire that engulfed the engines of their fishing vessel, two recreational fishermen were transported by the Coast Guard to meet their families. (Photo courtesy of Coast Guard)
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City also responded, spotting the life raft and…
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