Monday, March 30, 2015

COAST GUARD RESCUES 9 FROM CANADIAN TALL SHIP





MARCH 30, 2015

Coast Guard search and rescue crews from Station Gloucester, Air Station Cape Cod and the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke rescued nine crewmembers from the Canadian Tall Ship Liana's Ransom 58 miles east of Gloucester, Monday, March 30, 2015. 

Watchstanders at the Sector Boston Command Center received notification at 12:35 a.m. of the vessel being disabled and only had sporadic use of the starboard engine and generator with the vessel's sails wrapped around the mast and was requesting Coast Guard assistance.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo)