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Crew of burning shrimper saved, tug involved in rescue operation

Before the "Lamar" arrived at the burning shrimper "Captain Hunter" on Apr 12, 2013, the crew of three was saved and brought to safety by a good Samaritan after the men's shrimp boat caught fire just north of the South Galveston . The captain of the shrimp boat" Angel Lady" called the watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston at 10:04 a.m., reporting that the "Captain Hunter" was on fire with three people aboard. The Coast Guard Cutter "Manta" was diverted and a boatcrew from Station Galveston was launched to assist. The station boatcrew arrived in about 10 minutes, but before they arrived on scene, a good Samaritan aboard a pleasure craft rescued the three crewmembers in distress. The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the fire. Reports with photo and video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1747699/Good-Samaritan-helps-rescue-3-from-shrimp-boat-fire-off-Galveston http://www.khou.com/news/local/Good-Samaritans-help-rescue-shrimpers-from-boat-fire-202714481.html

Fire on shrimp boat on Houston Ship Channel extinguished by tug Lamar

Two people were rescued from a shrimp boat burning out of control in the Houston Ship Channel. The shrimpers, Earl Branch and Cliff Dunn, were rescued by two Good Samaritans before the United States Coast Guard arrived to the boat fire that was that was reported around 10 a.m. on Friday, April 12. The Coast Guard said the men's shrimp boat caught fire just north of the South Galveston jetty. The tugboat Lamar arrived at 11:16 a.m. and extinguished the fire, then pushed the vessel to the seawall.