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 Dolphin Island 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew
- Alabama Marine Resources
- Orange Beach Police Department