Coast Guard towing disabled fishing vessel to Mobile
Published 11:05 am Monday, February 13, 2017
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is towing a disabled fishing vessel to Mobile.
The Coast Guard says it got a call to assist the 78-foot fishing boat Swaggy B and its three crew members early Sunday. The Coast Guard Cutter Stingray arrived at the vessel early Monday about 180 nautical miles south of Fort Morgan.
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The tow through the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay will take more than a day.
The Coast Guard says the crew members don’t have any reported medical problems.