The Coast Guard reports that the crew of a commercial fishing vessel that caught on fire was rescued Saturday.

The 36-member crew of the Papua New Guinea-flagged 229-foot commercial purse seiner Glory Pacific No. 8 are safe following a joint rescue 2,071 miles southwest of Hawaii.

All 36 survivors were rescued by good Samaritans aboard the commercial fishing vessel Lomalo, registered in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, who will rendezvous with the 222-foot Papua New Guinea-flagged commercial fishing vessel Pacific Journey No.1. Their crew will take the survivors aboard and bring them to their next port of call.

Watchstanders at JRCC Honolulu received a request Saturday from the Rescue Coordination Center New Zealand staff to provide resources to effect a rescue after the Glory Pacific No. 8 reportedly caught fire in the Pacific and the full crew successfully abandoned ship into two skiffs and several life rafts.

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