
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for two people who reportedly fell off their boat in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Wednesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday of three people falling off their boat without lifejackets into Mobile Bay.
One person was safely recovered on Gaillard Island.
Involved in the search are:
- A 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island
- An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Manowar
- Daphne Search and Rescue
- Alabama Marine Resources
- Mobile Police Department
- Bon Secour Fire Department
- Alabama State Troopers
Anyone with information regarding the search is requested to contact Sector Mobile at (251) 441-6212.