Coast Guard lifts safety zone around site of tug Emily Anne
BOSTON — The Coast Guard lifted the safety zone restricting traffic in the North Channel Thursday afternoon for all vessels.
An obstruction buoy is in place to mark the location of the 55-foot tug boat Emily Anne that sank east of Deer Island Tuesday morning.
Mariners should proceed with caution when transiting the area as there are workboats in the area conducting salvage operations.
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Coast Guard continues Boston Harbor safety zone enforcement following tug Emily Anne sinking
The Coast Guard Cutter Pendant, a 65-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in Boston, is underway in Boston Harbor, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, enforcing a safety zone.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Colin Smith)
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is continuing to enforce a safety zone restricting traffic in the North Channel Thursday after the 55-foot tug boat Emily Anne sank east of Deer Island...
Coast Guard warns mariners of sunken tug boat in Boston Harbor
BOSTON – The Coast Guard has established a safety zone Tuesday after the 55-foot tug boat Emily Anne sank east of Deer Island Tuesday morning.
The safety zone encompasses part of the North Channel and prohibits transit of deep draft vessels.
The South Channel remains open and may be used by vessels that may safely navigate it.
Plans to locate the vessel were canceled Tuesday due to weather restrictions....
Coast Guard, good Samaritan respond to sinking tug in Boston Harbor, 3 saved
BOSTON — The Coast Guard and the Boston Harbor Pilots Association responded to the 55-foot tug boat Emily Anne taking on water with three people aboard Tuesday about 5 miles east of Deer Island in Boston Harbor.
The captain aboard Emily Anne contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston to report Emily Anne suffered a breech in its hull and was taking on water in the North Channel entrance...
