Coast Guard rescues 3 people from boat explosion near Michigan City

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/15/2017 08:43 PM EDT

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News Release  

September 15, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Great Lakes
Contact: 9th District Public Affairs
Office: (216) 902-6020
After Hours: (216) 310-2608

Coast Guard rescues 3 people from boat explosion near Michigan City

 

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from the water after a boat explosion occurred on a 30-foot barge that knocked them into the water near Washington Park Marina in Michigan City, Indiana, Friday.

The port authority barge was inbound from retrieving no-wake buoys when an explosion occurred and was reported to the Coast Guard at 2:30 p.m. by a good Samaritan who witnessed it.

Sector Lake Michigan diverted a Coast Guard auxiliary crew to the scene and launched a Coast Guard Station Michigan City 29-foot response boat - small crew, which arrived on scene, rescued the three people from the water, and transported them to local emergency medical services.

All three people were wearing lifejackets.

Coast Guard personnel are staying on scene to mitigate the impact of any potential pollution.

-USCG-