Coast Guard rescues two people on adrift sailboat
May 12, 2020 12:00 am
• Last Updated: May 13, 2020 5:02 pm
A 45-foot response boat out of Coast Guard Station New London takes a drifting sailboat in tow Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at the mouth of New London Harbor. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — The Coast Guard rescued two people on an adrift sailboat on Long Island Sound off of New London on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
The sailboat's halyard snapped and its engine stopped working, according to the Coast Guard.
A vessel from Coast Guard Station New London and the Coast Guard cutter patrol boat Coho rescued the two people on the 25-foot sailboat about 1:15 p.m., according to Sector Long Island Sound.
No one was injured and the boat was towed to the Green Harbor Marina, the Coast Guard said.
A 45-foot response boat out of Coast Guard Station New London takes a drifting sailboat in tow Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at the mouth of New London Harbor. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Comment threads are monitored for 48 hours after publication and then closed.
STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU
