Coast Guard: Recreational Boating Deaths On The Rise
BOSTON (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard says there was a spike last year in recreational boating deaths in New England. The Coast Guard says its 2016 Recreational Boating Statistics report finds the number...
View ArticleSearch Continues After Man Jumps From Braga Bridge in Fall River [VIDEO]
FALL RIVER - Multiple agencies searched by air and sea Thursday afternoon after a man jumped off of the Braga Bridge. Massachusetts State Police confirm that a male traveling in the westbound lanes of...
View Article1,500 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spills into Fairhaven Harbor
FAIRHAVEN - Local authorities spent much of Monday morning cleaning a fuel spill in the Fairhaven Harbor. The Fairhaven Fire Department was alerted to a possible fuel spill just after 7 a.m. Monday at...
View ArticleSearch Enters Day Three for Missing Fisherman from New Bedford-Based Boat
Montauk, NY - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel continues Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard Suspends Search for New Bedford-Based Fisherman
NEW BEDFORD - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel has been suspended. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel...
View ArticleSearch Called Off After Missing Kayaker Found On Island Near Cuttyhunk
FAIRHAVEN - A missing kayaker is found alive after his unmanned vessel was spotted Tuesday morning. Fairhaven Deputy Fire Chief Todd Correia tells WBSM News an unmanned 12-foot yellow kayak was seen...
View ArticleOne Person Injured in Boat Collision Near New Bedford Harbor
NEW BEDFORD - One person has been injured following a collision involving two boats outside of New Bedford Harbor. The collision took place just before 10 a.m. Wednesday near the Butler Flats...
View ArticleCoast Guard Rescues Five After New Bedford Boat Takes On Water
MARTHA'S VINEYARD - The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued five people off the coast of Martha's Vineyard after their recreational boat began taking on water Thursday. In a press release, the Coast Guard...
View ArticleDecomposed Body Found in Compartment of Retired Coast Guard Boat
CHATHAM — Authorities have found a decomposed body inside a closed compartment on board a retired Coast Guard boat in Massachusetts. The Cape and Islands district attorney's office says Coast Guard...
View ArticleBody Found on Retired Coast Guard Vessel Identified
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) _ The decomposed body found inside a closed compartment aboard a retired Coast Guard boat in Massachusetts has been identified as a man reported missing nine months ago. The Cape...
View ArticleFormer Coast Guardsman Convicted of Murder on Cape Cod
A former Coast Guardsman has been convicted of killing a colleague and injuring her wife and a police officer. Continue reading…
View ArticleEntangled Sea Turtle Rescued Off Cuttyhunk Island by Coast Guard [VIDEO]
The Coast Guard rescued an entangled sea turtle Sunday after it got tangled in a lobster pot off Cuttyhunk Island. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Rescues Fisherman with Head Injury Near Nantucket
The Coast Guard medevaced a seriously injured fisherman Saturday from a boat 25 miles east of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Continue reading…
View ArticleTwo Missing After New Bedford Fishing Vessel Sinks Near Nantucket
Two people have been rescued and two others are still missing after a boat sank about 10 miles off the coast of Nantucket. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Search For Overdue Kayaker
A man is believed to have fallen in Providence River. Continue reading…
View ArticleBreaching Whales Spotted Near New Bedford
Whales were spotted Saturday afternoon in New Bedford Harbor. Continue reading…
View ArticleSearch for Possible Mariner in Distress in Buzzards Bay Resumes
The Coast Guard has added more resources to an ongoing search for a possible mariner in distress after receiving several "mayday" calls Wednesday night. Continue reading…
View ArticlePolice Investigating 'Suspicious' Sinkings of 'Codfather' Vessels
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and City Councillor Brian Gomes both agree that there's something fishy about the sinking of two fishing vessels in New Bedford Harbor earlier this week. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Rescues Four from Sinking New Bedford Fishing Vessel
A Coast Guard aircrew rescued four people from a sinking New Bedford-based fishing boat Wednesday, about 18 miles south of Martha's Vineyard. Continue reading…
View Article'Codfather' Fishing Vessel That Sank This Month to be Scrapped
As the U.S. Coast Guard continues it's investigation into the dual sinking of two boats owned by Carlos Rafael, one of the vessels is headed to the scrapyard. Continue reading…
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