The Mayport-based USS Hue City has rescued three fishermen from the water off Brunswick, GA.
The Coast Guard 7th District received an EPIRB alert from the 42-foot fishing vessel Barbara Lynn around 3:30AM, and subsequently released an “enhanced group calling message” to other resources in the area.
The USS Hue City’s crew received that message, and was only about a mile away from the last known location of the vessel.
They then saw orange flares and flashing lights, and were able to find the three fishermen in a raft, surrounded by debris.
.@USNavy and @USCG crews rescued three fishermen after their vessel sank 63 miles southeast of Brunswick.
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) March 27, 2018
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The fishermen were pulled up by the USS Hue City crew and then put on a SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter to Naval Station Mayport, where they could be medically attended to.
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