
Mishaps & Rescues New England April 2011
Recent Coast Guard Responses Fully Engulfed A 65-foot vessel burns Jan. 26 at its mooring near Great Chebeague Island in Maine’s Casco Bay. Coast Guard

Recent Coast Guard Responses Fully Engulfed A 65-foot vessel burns Jan. 26 at its mooring near Great Chebeague Island in Maine’s Casco Bay. Coast Guard

Winter Work A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard cutter William Tate, whose home port is Philadelphia, services the light on top of a buoy during
Three rescued after vessels collide Boston Coast Guard rescue crews helped three mariners from a fishing vessel that was taking on water after a collision

WASHED UP Contractors begin the process of righting a beached 65-foot commercial fishing vessel Jan. 4 at Francis State Beach on California’s Half Moon Bay.

Recent Coast Guard responses from around the region LEND A HAND – The crew from Coast Guard Station Golden Gate tow the sailboat Wing It

Four men on a capsized hull Point Pleasant, N.J. A Coast Guard small-boat crew rescued four men from a capsized vessel near Point Pleasant, N.J.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK A boat crew from Coast Guard Station New London, Conn., takes attendees of Station New London’s response boat ceremony for

FAR FROM SHORE The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Legare prepares Oct. 5 to tow the 77-foot fishing vessel Michael & Kristen. The Michael

WELCOME TO THE FLEET John R. Leopold, Anne Arundel (Md.) County executive, christens the hull of the 35-foot emergency-response vessel Arundel Patriot Sept. 24 during

WATCH DOG The Coast Guard cutter Ridley, a patrol boat home-ported in Montauk, N.Y., enforces security zones in the East River Sept. 20 during a

What We Learned About Safety From Lynette Hooker’s Disappearance

Ready to move beyond weekend boating, a New England couple discovers a cruiser designed to keep them on the water longer.

This Cornwall-built cruiser pairs classic lines with all-weather capability.

New technology makes it easier than ever to work (and homeschool) from on board.

Are you strong enough to survive 13 hours in the water? That’s exactly what the writer did when he chaperoned an ocean survival course.

This Maine-based school was founded to help people find peace and purpose through boatbuilding.

Two former sailors from the Mid-Atlantic buy and restore a classic Bertram 20 Moppie runabout

The proud “Monksters” have built a devoted boating community.

The proposed rule would limit most vessels 65 feet and larger to 10 knots along the East Coast during certain times of the year.

What the latest Coast Guard statistics reveal about recreational boating safety.