The Coast Guard saved 3 seafarers from a handicapped, 108-foot barge off Point Judith, Rhode Island, November 25, 2020. UNITED STATE Coast Guard Photo
Mariners Rescued from Disabled Barge Off Rhode Island
Three seafarers were saved from a handicapped barge off the coastline of Point Judith, Rhode Island on Wednesday after their yank sank.
The UNITED STATE Coast Guard reports that watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England got a phone call at 8:17 a.m. using VHF Channel 16 from the yank Warthog, reporting their vessel was tackling water with an intrude tow.
A Coast Guard Station Point Judith 45-foot Response Boat-Medium team promptly released as well as when they showed up on scene the yank was totally immersed as well as all 3 of the yank’s team participants got on the barge.
The RB-M team saved them as well as delivered them back to the terminal without injuries.
The Coast Guard is dealing with the Warthog’s proprietor to recover the yank as well as barge.
The climate on scene was 5 miles per hour winds as well as seas 3 to 5 feet.
