USCG rescues 4 people from disabled vessel

The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued four people from a disabled vessel approximately 5 miles south of Cat Island, Mississippi, Thursday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 2:45 p.m. Thursday of a disabled vessel with 4 people aboard offshore Cat Island.

Sector watchstanders directed the launch of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and a 45-Foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Gulfport to rescue the people.