Two people were rescued from a fishing vessel after it caught fire Thursday night.

Maritime Forces Pacific says the mayday call came in around 9:25 p.m.

A fishing vessel towing another boat had an engine fire off Ucluelet.

Navy Frigate HMCS Ottawa happened to be training in the area and steamed to the rescue.

Two men were helped off the vessel in good health and transferred to a coast guard boat from Tofino.

The burned up vessel was towed to Bamfield.