7 rescued by Coast Guard after boat catches fire, sinks on Detroit River

DETROIT (WWJ) — A dramatic rescue unfolded on the Detroit River, early Thursday morning, after a 45-foot pleasure craft caught fire, with seven passengers on board.

Officials said the first all came in just before 3 a.m. on the Canadian side of the river, prompting Canadian rescue officials to request urgent assistance from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Detroit.

The U.S. Coast Guard said it immediately launched a 29-foot response boat crew from Station Belle Isle, and arrived to find the vessel heavily engulfed in flames…

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