Fishing boat boarding near Tybee Island leads to arrest on active warrant

A routine boarding of a commercial fishing vessel near Tybee Island led to the discovery of a crew member with an active warrant out of Chatham County, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard coordinated with the Chatham County Marine Patrol to transfer custody of the crew member at sea.

After the transfer was completed, Coast Guard crew members finished the vessel boarding…

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