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.
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.
They then saw orange flares and flashing lights, and were able to find the three fishermen in a raft, surrounded by debris.