Crews rescue 5 after engine fire aboard fishing boat off Murrells Inlet coast
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WBTW) — Five people were safely rescued late Thursday morning after an engine fire aboard a 42-foot fishing boat in the ocean off Murrells Inlet, officials said. It happened at about 11:15 a.m., about 2.5 miles off the coast, according to Murrells Inlet-Garden City Assistant Fire Chief Brennan Moore, who said the […]
- Date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Location
- Murrells Inlet, S.C.
- Type
- Vessel in distress
- Outcome
- Rescued
- People involved
- 5