Three crew members rescued off sinking boat in North Myrtle Beach, Coast Guard says

U.S. Coast Guard crews are responding to a boat that sank Tuesday night in North Myrtle Beach.

Three crew members were rescued off the 59-foot push tug boat by Horry County Fire Rescue, according to officials.

North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue and the North Myrtle Beach Rescue Squad aided at the scene as well.

The boat is currently located three miles off Crescent Beach in 30 feet of water and contains 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board, Lt. Tyler Pfenniger with the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday.

There are no shoreline impacts at this time.

The vessel’s owner is coordinating with local salvage crews to mitigate environmental and waterway impacts.

This story was originally published August 9, 2023 at 12:32 PM.