Coast Guard, local agencies searching for persons in the water in Mobile Bay. Alabama

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/29/2019 10:00 AM EST

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: (504) 671-2020
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Coast Guard, local agencies searching for persons in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for two people in the water in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Friday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 5:00 a.m. of a capsized fishing vessel approximately five miles south of the entrance to Mobile Bay.

A nearby Good Samaritan vessel rescued one passenger from the water in fair condition. Two passengers are still missing.

Currently involved in the search:

  • Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
  • Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island Rescue Boat-Medium 45-ft boat crew
  • Alabama Marine Resources
  • Orange Beach Police Department

Correction: "Coast Guard Station Dolphin Island" was changed to "Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island"

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