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Friday, October 26, 2012

Coast Guard Seeks Help to Find Missing Boater

The Coast Guard is seeking public assistance after receiving a report of an unmanned and adrift boat in Mount Hope Bay.

The Coast Guard is seeking public assistance after receiving a report of an unmanned and adrift boat in Mount Hope Bay near Portsmouth on Friday. The boat was described as: - 8 feet in length - Skiff design - White - Fiberglass hull Aboard the boat were: - Live bait (green crab used for blackfish) - A fishing pole - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Soccer windbreaker jacket with the #23 on it The boat was located by a Good Samaritan who reported it in position 41-39.77N 071-13.7W.   Currently, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is in possession of the vessel. Coast Guard Station Castle Hill, Rhode Island Marine Strike Force, local harbormasters, and a MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod are conducting …

Shee G

4:18 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012

Good Luck and My Prayers on the whereabouts of the owner of this boat!   more ›

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Sailboats Drift in Portsmouth; Search for Possible Missing Boater

Search on for possible missing boater off Sandy Point Beach.

Rescue crews were called to Sandy Point Beach late Tuesday afternoon after reports of several boats overturned, as well as a report of a possible missing boater. The call came in around 5:15 p.m. Rescue crews from Portsmouth and Middletown responded. According to a report from the scene, about three or four small sailboats had overturned. There was a report of a possible boater in the water. Portsmouth Patch Local Editor Sandy McGee is on the scene and will have further updates as they become available.

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Sandy McGee

1:47 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Hi nun. We have an update here. There were many conflicting reports at first. http://portsmouth.patch.com/articles/sailing-instructor-swimmer-rescue-8-children-adrift-on-sakonnet-river   more ›

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