Four men were rescued Thursday by the Coast Guard after their 28-foot catamaran capsized, throwing all of them into the water without floatation devices, officials said.

Coast Guard District 8 received a call just before 2 p.m. Thursday from the Coast Guard National Command Center advising that an SOS signal from a satellite communicator had been received.

The on-duty personnel were able to link to the satellite device and communicate with one of the four men, who said the boat had capsized and he and the others were in the water without flotation devices.

A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that was already airborne was diverted to the location of the four men. Simultaneously, a 45-foot Coast Guard response boat was launched from Dauphin Island to assist. In addition, three more helicopters, all MH-65 Dolphins, which were engaged in training exercises were sent to the location of the capsized boat.

Ultimately, one of the Dolphin helicopter crews arrived first and hoisted all four men aboard before flying them to the Aviation Training Center in Mobile.

No injuries were reported.