A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued a boater after their commercial fishing vessel caught fire approximately 100 miles west of Clearwater.
The boater was in stable condition and did not require medical attention.
The aircrew located the boater in a life raft near the burning vessel in 2 to 4-foot seas and 14 knot winds at 5:46 p.m. The crew deployed a rescue swimmer and hoisted the survivor…