Four Rescued from Vessel Fire in GoM

By The Maritime Executive 12-02-2014 12:36:00

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced four people from a vessel fire 35 miles southwest of Grand Isle in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday.

New Orleans watchstanders received a report from the offshore supply vessel Dustin Santos at 7a.m. indicating a vessel was on fire and four people were in a life raft. The Dustin Santos recovered the four people from the life raft and transferred them to a nearby offshore platform.

Two Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews responded to the incident. The helicopter crews transported the four people to Baton Rouge General Hospital and to West Jefferson Medical Center.

According to media reports, one person has been admitted in a stable condition, and the others were discharged.