Mon, 2011-06-27

At 2:20pm on Monday, police received a 911 call regarding a sinking boat. Bermuda Radio was immediately alerted and sent out a message to all area vessels to assist. The Police Marine Unit was also immediately dispatched to the scene. It appears that a 44 year old man and a 42 year old woman were in the 13’ vessel fishing approximately a mile off the oil docks in St. George's when the boat began taking on water. The boaters donned life vests and were in contact with the 911 dispatcher until police vessel ‘Heron 2’ arrived, rescuing them from on top of the submerged vessel. In all, three boats including ‘Heron 2’ answered the call for help, with the police vessel reaching the individuals in distress first. They were taken ashore at Mullet Bay. The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the other vessels who answered the call to assist for their efforts in this matter.

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