Coast Guard responds to demasted schooner near Rockland Harbor, Maine
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/09/2023 05:30 PM EDT
News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast |
10/09/2023 05:12 PM EDT
BOSTON – The Coast Guard responded Monday to a schooner that was reportedly demasted, injuring four of the 33 people aboard approximately a mile east of Rockland Harbor. Personnel aboard the Grace Bailey, a 118-foot schooner, contacted the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England command center around 10 a.m. requesting assistance after their mast reportedly broke and fell onto the deck causing head and back injuries to four people.