CG cutter towing vessel to shore

NEW ORLEANS - Crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Stingray are towing a disabled fishing vessel, with three people aboard, from some 180 nautical miles offshore of Fort Morgan, Ala., early morning Feb. 13. Coast Guard Sector Mobile (Ala.) received a report from the 78-foot fishing vessel, Swaggy B, that it was disabled Sunday morning. Stingray launched to assist and arrived at 1:50 a.m. Monday. Stingray crew began towing Swaggy B at 8:19 a.m. Monday. The tow is estimated to take about 27 hours. There were no reported injuries or medical concerns to the Swaggy B’s crew. (US Coast Guard 02/13/17)

UPDATE Feb. 14: The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stingray successfully transferred the tow of a disabled fishing vessel, Swaggy B, with three people aboard to Tug Enterprise near Fort Morgan, Ala., in the afternoon of Feb. 14. The fishing vessel was towed to Tug Enterprise's facilities and moored in Theodore, Ala.