New details: Coast Guard crews respond to emergency signal from fishing vessel

COURTESY OF THE US COAST GUARD

PORTLAND, ME – Coast Guard rescue crews responded to an EPIRB alert 45 nautical miles southeast of Portland, ME Thursday. The F/V Hayley Ann reportedly had 2 people on board. An HC-144 and two MH-60 aircrews launched from AIRSTA Cape Cod to search. The cutter Steelhead was also searching.

The Coast Guard updated that a Good Samaritan fishing vessel crew recovered 2 persons in the water who were unresponsive. The Coast Guard crews were coordinating transport to shore.

Upon arriving on scene, a Coast Guard air rescue crew in an HC-144 observed a sinking fishing boat and a floating life raft. Approximately 20 minutes later, a rescue helicopter crew arrived on scene. The helicopter crew observed 2 people in the water.

A rescue swimmer was lowered into the water. The swimmer was able to confirm that the raft was empty, and the 2 people in the water were unresponsive. F/V Ella Christine arrived on scene to assist in the recovery of the two persons.



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