Posts Tagged ‘Station Chatham’
Coast Guard frees grounded fishing boat
BOSTON - The Coast Guard helped a Chatham, Mass., fishing crew today after their 40-foot boat ran aground near Chatham.
Coast Guard tows boat after fire
BOSTON - A Coast Guard crew is towing a 20-foot pleasure boat after it caught fire approximately two miles south of Harwich Port, Mass., today.
Coast Guard Station Chatham received a mayday call from the Chapparal around 1 p.m., reporting they had a small engine fire.
When the 27-foot rescue boat crew from Station Chatham arrived on scene around 1:10 p.m., the six person crew of the Chapparal had already extinguished the fire with a hand-held fire extinguisher they had aboard.
There were no injuries reported.
The rescue boat crew is towing the Chapparal to Saquatucket Harbor near Harwich, Mass.
“Thankfully the crew of Chapparal had proper safety equipment aboard their boat and was able to extinguish the fire,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Berryman, the officer of the day at Station Chatham. “The Coast Guard urges all mariners to ensure they have all the necessary safety equipment aboard their boat and that it’s in proper working order.”
Coast Guard seeks assistance with search
BOSTON - The Coast Guard and local agencies are seeking assistance in their search for a man who witnesses say went swimming in the Bass River in Yarmouth, Mass., Saturday night, but did not see him return.
The Yarmouth police department contacted Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England around 9:40 p.m., Saturday after two women reported seeing a Caucasian male approximately 70 years old and wearing swim shorts enter the water, but did see him return.
A beach chair and other items were found near the area where the man was last seen.
Searching are a 27-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Chatham, Mass., a Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., the Yarmouth Harbor Master and Yarmouth police and fire departments.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at 508-457-3211.
Coast Guard Station Chatham receives new surf boat
BOSTON - Coast Guard Station Chatham, Mass., will be showing off the Coast Guard’s newest search and rescue asset on Monday at 9:30 a.m.
The new 42-foot boat, manufactured by Safe Boat International, is designed to be highly maneuverable in breaking surf conditions and will eventually replace Station Chatham’s other two surfboats.
Station Chatham requires surf-capable boats with shallow drafts due to the area’s shallow and shifting sand bars.
“The new boat will have much greater sea capability than the 32-foot Halmatic,” said Senior Chief Petty Officer David Jonason, the officer in charge at Station Chatham.
The Halmatic is about six years old and is only capable of going out in 10-foot surf and 40-knot winds. The new boat can maneuver through 15-foot surf and 50-knot winds.
Station Chatham also has the Coast Guard’s last 44-foot motor lifeboat in service. It can handle 20-foot surf, but is more than 46 years old and will soon be replaced by another Safe boat.
Chief Petty Officer David Pierias, the executive petty officer at Station Chatham, said the Safe boat’s greater capabilities are important for crew training. They are required to have two surfboats out during training, one acting as a training platform and the other as a safety standby. Although the 44-footer is rated for 20-foot surf, if it exceeds 10-feet, they are unable to train because of the Halmatic’s limitations.
Coast Guard rescues two from water near Monomoy Island
BOSTON - The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water near Monomoy Island, Mass., today after they were swept out to sea by strong currents.
Ted Kelly and his son-in-law Brent Farmer, both of Osterville, Mass., were boating near the Island when their 30-foot Hinckley ran out of fuel.
“They were trying to swim to another boat to get help when they got pulled out by the current,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Matt Hussey, the coxswain of the Coast Guard boat that responded.
A good Samaritan who saw the pair in the water notified Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England. A 25-foot response boat from Station Chatham, Mass., was dispatched and a Jayhawk helicopter, based at Air Station Cape Cod, was diverted from a routine flight to assist.
The response boat crew pulled the two men, who were wearing life jackets, out of the water and took them back to their boat where they were met by Tow Boat U.S. Neither man was injured.
“We’re glad these two men took the time to put their life jackets on, but we’d like to remind mariners that the safest thing to do is stay with your boat while you wait for help,” Hussey said.