CG Cutter Vigorous Helps Stranded Fishing Boat, Crew

CAPE MAY – The Coast Guard towed a 71-foot fishing boat with three people aboard after their vessel became disabled 100 miles off the coast of Cape May, Wed, April 13.
According to a release, Coast Guard watchstanders at Station Cape May received a call at 12:55 p.m. Tue., April 12 from The Lobster House Fish House in Cape May reporting they received an e-mail from the crew of the F.V. Nordic Viking stating they had become disabled due to engine problems. They requested Coast Guard assistance due to the deteriorating weather and heavy fog.
The crew of the C.G. Cutter Vigorous, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported here, arrived on scene and towed the Nordic Viking and its crew for roughly 16 hours before safely transferring them to a Sea Tow vessel in the vicinity of Cape May Harbor at approximately 9 a.m., April 13.
“Commercial fishing is a dangerous job,” said Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Graham, a Boatswain’s Mate aboard the Vigorous. “We are grateful that we were in the right the place at the right time to render assistance.”