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Coast Guard rescues 3 in boat adrift off Block Island

September 03, 2015 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 03, 2015 9:51 am

New Shoreham, R.I. — The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued three people from a fishing boat that was adrift 45 miles off Block Island.

The Coast Guard says it received a distress call from the captain of the vessel Blitzen around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

The captain told them the boat was having engine troubles and was adrift.

The 87-foot Coast Guard cutter Hammerhead responded and was towing the vessel to a Jamestown marina.

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