CG: Vessel captain in waters off Ala.

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and local agencies in Alabama are searching for a person in the water near Dauphin Island on the morning of Nov. 20. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, Ala., received a report around 7:20 a.m. from the fishing vessel Captain Johnny that the captain of a vessel, Thi Ban Lee, had fallen overboard near the northwestern end of Dauphin Island, Ala. Lee was wearing black pants, red socks, and a camouflage jacket. Among others participating in the search are CG Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and two CG Station Dauphin Island response boats, CG Cutter Gannet, Lower Alabama Search and Rescue, Daphne (Ala.) Search and Rescue, Alabama State Troopers helicopter, and the North Baldwin (Ala.) Sherriff’s Search and Rescue. (Source: Coast Guard 11/20/18)