Nantucket
Woman Steals Fishing Boat on Nantucket
Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror: She said she just wanted to go for a boat ride, but the Steamship Authority might have been a better bet. An unidentified woman was taken into custody Saturday after she allegedly stole a 45’...
Father, Daughter Rescued in Maine Lake
CapeCodTimes: A Nantucket man and his 8-year-old daughter are grateful to be alive after the 2 nearly drowned in a Maine lake, but were saved by a local waitress who answered their frantic cry for help. “My daughter can’t...
Hy-Line Boats Still Lack WiFi
Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror: For the several thousand people who traveled between Nantucket and the mainland by boat over Memorial Day weekend, their enjoyment of mobile devices like smartphones and iPads was greatly determined by which boatline they happened...
Coast Guard Tows Fishing Vessel to New Bedford
Coast Guard crews assisted a fishing vessel and towed it to New Bedford, MA, today (June 1). Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call from the fishing vessel Italian Princess at approximately 10 p.m. (May 31) stating...
Madaket (ACK) Shellfishing Ban Lifted After 15 Years
Inquirer & Mirror: Harbormaster Dave Fronzuto announced Wednesday that the traditional restriction on shellfishing in Madaket Harbor had been lifted by the state Division of Marine Fisheries thanks to improved water quality. “Madaket Harbor, for the first time in...
2012 Surf Fishing Contest Set for June 22-24
The 5th Annual Island Cup, southern New England’s only team surf fishing contest, will be held on Martha’s Vineyard June 22 to June 24, 2012. The Cup pits the Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association against the Nantucket Anglers Club. The annual catch-and-release...
Return of Spartan: A Vintage NY50 Finds Salvation
While honeymooning in the British Virgin Islands more than 40 years ago, Toby Dunn saw his first NY50 anchored off the Bitter End Yacht Club. Though outwardly Spartan bore few remnants of her royal lineage, her Herreshoff DNA was...
MA Seeks No-Discharge Zone for Cape & Islands
Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Richard K. Sullivan Jr. submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate state waters south of Cape Cod and the waters surrounding Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard as the...
Dead Dolphin Washes Ashore on Nantucket
CapeCodOnline: A dead dolphin was spotted Wednesday morning washed up along Nantucket’s southwestern shore near Madaket. The New England Aquarium identified the species as a common dolphin, media relations director Tony LaCasse said. Read more: CapeCodOnline Share this...
Sick Fisherman Airlifted off Nantucket
A Coast Guard helicopter crew transported a man experiencing heart-attack-like symptoms from a fishing boat 60 miles southeast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, to a Cape Cod Hospital on Wednesday night. The weather on scene was 11-knot winds with 6’ seas....
