Shrimp boat capsizes off South Carolina coast with three on board, Coast Guard says
Three people were rescued Thursday after a 35-foot shrimp boat capsized off the coast of South Carolina, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
A different shrimp boat reported the vessel had capsized near Morris Island just before 11 a.m., officials said in a Twitter thread.
Two good Samaritans, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast and multiple partner agencies responded to the scene. Officials said the three boaters in the water were rescued by a Charleston Metro Marine Unit and no injuries were reported.
They were taken to nearby Shem Creek in Mt. Pleasant, the Coast Guard said.
#BREAKING: All 3 people in the water were recovered by a #Charleston Metro Marine unit with no reported injuries. The survivors were taken to #ShemCreek.
Today is the first day of commercial shrimping season in #SouthCarolina. #PartnerAgencies #NSBW21 pic.twitter.com/8xDc3XyM1R— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) May 27, 2021
Morris Island is accessible only by boat and is the site of a candy cane striped lighthouse that bears the same name. The uninhabited island is close to the Charleston Harbor and Folly Beach, a popular beach destination.
Thursday was the first day of commercial shrimping season in South Carolina, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
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