Crews rescued five fishermen from a burning vessel about 85 miles east of Cape Cod on Friday, the Coast Guard said.

The burning vessel can be seen in officially released imagery from the Coast Guard.USCG NorthEast / via Twitter

Watchstanders received an emergency notification from a device inside a 100-foot trawler Nobska around 5 p.m. ET Friday. Rescue crews from the Coast Guard Air Station in Cape Cod responded to the call.

“When they arrived on scene the bow and wheelhouse of the vessel were engulfed in flames and all five Nobska crew members were on the stern,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.

It was not immediately clear what caused the vessel to catch fire.

A fishermen is rescued from the burning vessel by a member of the Coast Guard on Friday, April 30, 2021.USCG NorthEast / via Twitter

The air crew directed the fishermen into the water, where they were safely hoisted aboard a rescue helicopter and taken back to shore, according to the Coast Guard.

No one was injured.

Source: | This article originally belongs to Nbcnews.com

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