Five people, including two children, aboard a burning boat in Kachemak Bay were rescued Thursday morning by a nearby vessel that responded to a call for aid.

The rescue vessel, the Happy Hooker, was on the scene of the fire within minutes and took on board the five and transported them to Homer, where they arrived shortly after noon. Nobody was injured in the incident, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Someone on the 36-foot pleasure craft Snake River Red put out a distress call around 10:50 a.m.

The Coast Guard received a report of a vessel on fire between MacDonald Spit and Seldovia.

Within five minutes, a nearby boat, the Happy Hooker, was on the scene about 13 miles west of Homer, according to the Coast Guard. The agency identified the people on board as three adults and two children.

The Snake River Red was still burning when the Good Samaritans left to take the people back. It burned to the water line. 

Coast Guard officials didn't know if the Snake River Red had a life raft. Some 150 gallons of diesel were on board. No pollution has been reported. 

Officials didn't know what caused the fire.
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