Coast Guard Assists Disabled Massachusetts Scallop Boat
By admin - Posted on January 27th, 2008
BOSTON - The Coast Guard aided a scallop boat crew today when their boat lost steering ability in frigid waters about 15 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Faced with 10-15 foot seas, 40-knot gusts and and icing conditions, the crew aboard the Charlotte Jean II radioed Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at about 4 a.m., when their gear failed.
The sector dispatched the Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel, which arrived at about 8:45 a.m., and took the New Bedford, Mass.-based boat in tow.
The Sanibel is scheduled to pass the tow to another fishing boat near New Bedford at about 5 p.m.
Source: Coast Guard
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