Coast Guard
2 Rescued off Gloucester, MA
Two Boston-based off-duty U.S. Coast Guardsmen on a fishing trip and good Samaritans aboard a fishing vessel rescued 2 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fishermen about 20 nautical miles east-southeast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Sunday. The Coast Guard Sector Boston Command...
5 Rescued off Charlestown Breachway
The Coast Guard rescued 5 people on Saturday afternoon (October 15) after their 17’ center console capsized outside Rhode Island’s Charlestown Breachway. Coast Guard officials said that the boat was swamped by a wave near the breachway just before...
Canadian Sailboaters Rescued off Maine
Share this Article On Kennebec Journal: Officials say a Coast Guard vessel rescued a Canadian man and children after their sailboat overturned in Canadian waters off eastern Maine. Kenneth Stewart, a civilian Coast Guard search-and-rescue specialist, said the Coast...
Menemsha Boathouse Plans Meet with Shock, Dismay
Share this Article On MVTimes.com: Chilmark selectmen reacted with shock and dismay Tuesday when they got their first look at plans for the new Coast Guard boathouse that will replace the landmark red roofed boathouse a...
Top 10 Factors in Boating Accidents
Share this Article On Boating is one of America’s favorite pastimes, with over 12 million registered boats operating on the oceans, lakes and rivers of the U.S. (2010 stat). Given our crowded waterways, boaters must remain vigilant to avoid...
Coast Guard Assists Fishermen Off Cape Ann, MA
Share this Article On U.S. Coast Guard crews assisted 4 fishermen aboard an 81’ fishing boat that was taking on water nearly 40 miles east-southeast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, on Monday, October 3. Coast Guard Sector Boston heard the...
Overdue Fisherman Rescued in Ipswich Bay, MA
Share this Article On U.S. Coast Guard and Ipswich, Mass., fire and police department crews worked together to rescue a 38-year old man in Ipswich Bay about one mile northeast of the Annisquam River after he was reported overdue...
Sailor Rescued off Milford Harbor, CT
Share this Article On CTPost.com: Firefighters pulled a shivering 22-year-old city man out of the choppy Long Island Sound and onto a rescue boat Thursday evening about an hour after his sailboat capsized near Milford Harbor. Fire Capt. Anthony...
Bethany Frankel Rescue Story Questioned
Share this Article On New York Daily News: Bethenny Frankel’s lost-at-sea story has a bit of bilge in it, says the sailor who escorted her boat back to port. Capt. Tim Russell, who skippers TowboatUS Nantucket tells us that...
Fisherman Airlifted Off Maine
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 48-year-old fisherman from a commercial fishing vessel at about 10:15 a.m., approximately 90 miles southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on Monday, September 19. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received a call...
