MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard responds to boat fire near Pt. Vincente

SAN PEDRO, Calif.- The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of four mariners in distress following a boat fire at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, approximately four miles off the coast of Pt. Vincente.

A 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles - Long Beach was on scene with Baywatch Cabrillo, Baywatch Redondo, and Baywatch Isthmus were also on scene to assist with the evacuation of the mariners and to combat the fire. A Good Samaritan in the vicinity of the fire provided initial assistance to the mariners.

VIDEO AVAILABLE HERE: (Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles video)

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=965567

PHOTO AVAILABLE HERE: (Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles photo)

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=965614

For further information or media inquiries contact Petty Officer Matthew Schofield, a spokesman for the Public Affairs Detachment Los Angeles - Long Beach office at (310) 781-0288.

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