Coast Guard crews coordinate rescue for distressed mariners

PORTLAND, Maine – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews, Scarborough Marine Patrol and good samaritans successfully worked together to rescue three mariners near Biddeford Pool, Maine, Jan. 3, 2010. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a distress call via VHF Channel 16 marine broadcast radio at approximately 1:40 p.m. from the Misty Dawn II, a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel,...