A crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light towed the commercial fishing vessel Morning Star after it caught fire 3 nautical miles southeast of Barnegat Inlet during the early hours of June 1. At the time of the fire, the vessel was traveling north from Cape May, according to the Coast Guard.

Boatswain’s Mate First Class Timothy Mirandi, who piloted the 47-foot motor lifeboat, said the station received a phone call around 12:30 a.m. from an Ocean County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatcher.

A member of the Morning Star told the 911 operator the fire was fully engulfed, according to Mirandi.