Coast Guard responds to Anclote Key boat fire

Courtesy Photo | A fire engulfs the 46-foot Miss Dolores, Sept. 10, approximately 4 miles west of Anclote Key, Fla. Coast Guard Station Sand Key responded to radio distress calls from the two passengers aboard the commercial fishing vessel. A Good Samaritan nearby was able to safely rescue the two passengers and no injuries were reported. The Station Sand Key boatcrew set a 500 yard safety zone around the vessel, which burned throughout the day. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Albert Michell)  

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

09.10.2010

Courtesy Story

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Coast Guard responded to a boat fire, northwest of Anclote Key, Fla., Friday.

Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received notification of a fire on a fishing vessel with two people aboard at 12:23 p.m., Friday.

Joshua Sanchez of Tarpon Springs made a radio distress call, reporting his boat, the 46-foot fishing vessel Miss Dolores, on fire approximately four miles northwest of Anclote Key. A Coast Guard Station Sand Key 25-foot Response Boat Small crew was immediately launched.

The boatcrew arrived onscene at 12:49 p.m., to find the vessel engulfed in flames, and both passengers safely aboard a Good Samaritan vessel who had been in the vicinity.

The boatcrew established a 500 yard safety zone around the vessel. The vessel has capsized and is in danger of sinking. A Hazard to Navigation Broadcast has been issued.

No injuries have been reported

• Date Taken: 09.10.2010
• Date Posted: 09.11.2010 06:39
• Story ID: 56081
• Location: CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, US