January 3, 2024 — Early Thursday morning, the F/V Guardian ran aground about a mile north of Newcomb Hollow Beach near the Truro/Wellfleet line. Local emergency responders, including Wellfleet and Truro Fire Departments, Cape Cod National Seashore Park Rangers, Massachusetts Environmental Police, and Wellfleet Police, quickly mobilized to the scene.
The Wellfleet Fire Department reported receiving the initial dispatch at 8:48 a.m., prompting a coordinated response effort. A Wellfleet crew used the department’s UTV to access the beach, while ambulances from both Wellfleet and Truro were staged at the Newcomb Hollow parking lot as a precaution.