They are lucky dogs.

Passengers rescued from burning deep sea fishing boat

By Jessica Fargen
Monday, July 14, 2008

A deep sea fishing boat loaded with three dozen people caught fire this morning in the waters off Plymouth and was evacuated, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a report at about 8:30 a.m. of an engine fire on the vessel Capt. John & Son, which had 28 passengers and eight crew members. The boat was about six miles off the Gurnet Lighthouse in Plymouth.

The passengers were transported to a sister ship and transferred to a whale watching boat, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen. The deep sea fishing trip was supposed to finish up around 3 p.m., according to Capt. John Boats Inc. in Plymouth, which owns Capt. John & Son.

Jorgensen said the fire was put out. It is being towed in by another sister ship and escorted by a Coast Guard vessel, Jorgensen said.
No injuries were reported.

Capt. John & Son is owned by Stanley Tavares, according to an employee who answered the phone at Capt. John Boats Inc. in Plymouth.