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Coast Guard rescues 6 from sinking fishing boat off New Bedford

November 21, 2016 โ€“The U.S. Coast Guard and local responders rescued six people Sunday from a 72-foot scallop boat sinking five miles off New Bedford.

A person aboard the Captain Jeff scallop boat used a VHF radio at 9:30 a.m. to alert the Coast Guard in Woods Hole and report their boat was taking on water.

A 47-foot motor life boat crew from Coast Guard Station Menemsha and a helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod responded. The Buzzards Bay Task Force also responded to help the six people.

At the scene, a rescue swimmer was deployed from the helicopter onto the Captain Jeff with equipment to control the flooding.

After the Coast Guard rescue swimmer realized the equipment wasnโ€™t working, he assisted all six people off the scallop boat and onto a task force boat.

The crew was taken into New Bedford to be evaluated by awaiting emergency services personnel. There were no reported injuries.

Read the full story at Metro

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