Jul 24, 2008 9:30 pm US/Eastern
Coast Guard Rescues 2; Search On For Captain
ATLANTIC CITY (CBS 3) ―
The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen and one, the ships captain, remains missing after their vessel capsized off the coast of Atlantic City.
According to the Coast Guard, they received a distress signal from aboard the fishing boat Sea Breeze at about 10 p.m. Wednesday. Two helicopter crews responded and located the capsized boat about 45 miles east of Atlantic City.
Two crew members, identified as Rayford Carr, 50, and Anthony Hendrickson, 22, of North Kingstown, R.I., were hoisted out of the water to safety. The captain, identified as Philip Ruhle, 58, was still aboard the board when it sank.
The Coast Guard says the boat, that was riding low and carrying approximately 100,000 pounds of fish, started taking on water before it capsized.
Carr told the Coast Guard during an on-camera interview that it happened so fast and the boat sank with in seven to 10 minutes.
"I never prayed so much in my life, I said I don't want to go out like this," Carr said. "I never want to be in a situation like that again, ever. I'm done fishing."
Coast Guard crews from the Air Station Atlantic City, Elizabeth City, N.C. and the Cutter Beluga out of Norfolk, Virginia, have not called off the search for the missing captain and they are still searching for him.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
VIEW: Coast Guard Interview With Rayford Carr After Rescue
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