Sportsfisher on fire in M.C. area
 

SPortsfisher on fire 7 miles North of Ursa.
Dispatched 3 work boats and 1 chopper to area.
Helicopter says 6 POB in the water with PFD's on and clinging to ice chest.

Major smoke and fire can be seen from 7 miles away.
USCG to send helicopter from Station New Orleans.

Boat on scent lowering a rescue boat on location.

Hope everyone is safe! Sounds like they are getting a good response.

All 6 POB accounted for. Picked up by rescue boat.

That's some good news!

Boat is burnt to the waterline.
Workboat is going to attempt to extinguish the fire.

Holy crap! Glad everyone is ok!

They are not going to attempt to put the fire out.
Work boat heading back to rig to sent people in.

USCG putting out a hazard to navigation call about the burnt boat floating in the area.

That sucks!

USCG rescue helicopter on scene.

Rescue boat enroute to rig.
No injuries.

Good job ray !!!!!!

Glad everyone made it out safe. Great job uscg. .

It was not USCG. It was 3 Chouest boats, 2 platforms and 1 rig.
USCG got out here after the boat picked up the guys from the water.
Boats were on scene within 30 minutes.
USCG rescue helicopter on the heliport waiting for the boat to move under the crane to get the guys off the boat.

USCG Cutter on the way out to pick them up. Can't get them all in on one helicopter.

They were lucky there were boats in the area.
There was no Mayday call, nothing.
We just saw smoke where there was no rigs or platforms.
Couple of tanker ships passed by them, didn't even attempt to stop.
They were close to the NOLA shipping lane when it happened.

Thank God everyone was ok! Great reporting Ray!

USCG rescue team made assessment. Said all 6 in good shape.