Coast Guard cutter maintains safety zone as tugboat heads to port
BOSTON – A Coast Guard cutter is assisting a tugboat being towed after it caught fire earlier today approximately four miles south of Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven, Mass.
The Coast Guard Cutter Hammerhead is providing a safety and security zone for the tugboat Canal Deluge, which is being towed by tugboat Miss Yvette to the Kelly Marine Railway Facility in Fairhaven.
Prior to getting underway,...
Coast Guard Responds to Tugboat Fire, Rescues Three
BOSTON – The Coast Guard rescued three people from a tugboat that caught fire early this morning approximately four miles south of Sconticut Neck in Fairhaven, Mass.
Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a call from the crew aboard the tugboat Canal Deluge around 1 a.m., reporting a fire in their engine room.
A 47-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Menemsha responded,...
Coast Guard helps fishing crew after boat fire
BOSTON- The Coast Guard assisted the two-man crew of a New Bedford, Mass., fishing vessel about 20 miles east of Block Island, R.I., after a fire broke out aboard the vessel around 9 a.m., today.
About 9:15 a.m., Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a radio distress call from the captain of the Whileaway, who reported they had a fire in the engine room.
The crew proceeded to remotely...
