Burning Fishing Boat: 7 Rescued Off Monterey Bay Coast

Santa Cruz CA

11 November, 2021

11:00 AM

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MONTEREY BAY, CA — The Coast Guard rescued seven people from a burning fishing boat 350 miles west of Monterey Wednesday early morning, according to the Eleventh Coast Guard District. Coast Guard officials responded to multiple emergency radio beacons at 12:20 a.m. from the 85-foot commercial fishing boat called Blue Dragon. Coast Guard aircrew from Sacramento arrived on the scene at 3:21 a.m. Officials said the Blue Dragon crewmembers were aboard a life raft and signaling to the plane with a flashlight. A second aircrew dispatched at 9 a.m. Crew from the Nord Rubicon vessel, initially 80 miles northwest of the Blue Dragon, also responded to the Coast Guard's request for assistance, and arrived to the scene at 9:30 a.m. The Nord Rubicon transported the seven crewmembers to San Francisco. No injuries were reported, according to the Coast Guard. Copyright © 2021 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.