New Bedford, Mass. — August 25, 2012 — The Coast Guard cutter Mako towed a New Bedford fishing vessel to safe anchorage in Nantucket Sound Friday after it became disabled approximately 100 nautical miles east of Cape Cod.
The 71-foot Olivia & Rafael contacted the Coast Guard around 6:30 a.m. Thursday. The Mako arrived on the scene at 5 p.m. that evening, according to a Coast Guard press release.
The Coast Guard conducted a boarding after the tow and issued the boat a violation for having insufficient life rings. The tugboat Jaguar is towing the Olivia & Rafaela back to New Bedford.
"The Mako's crew safely got the fishing vessel to Nantucket," said Petty Officer 1st Class Carson Russell, a search and rescue controller at Sector Southeastern New England.
"We responded quickly and our crews performed well," he said.
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