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Photo Release

Date: May 27, 2010

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell

(617) 717-9609

Boat sinks after crew rescued

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Photo of sunken boat
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard the top eight feet from the 51-foot fishing vessel Lucy M protrudes from the water where it sank in the middle of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Thursday, May 27, 2010. The Coast Guard rescued two people from the boat before it sank in approximately 23 feet of water. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Willett.

 

Photo of sunken boat
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard a Coast Guard auxiliary flight shows a sheen and the top eight feet from the 51-foot fishing vessel Lucy M after it sank in the middle of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Thursday, May 27, 2010. The Coast Guard rescued two people from the boat before it sank in approximately 23 feet of water. Clean Harbors has been contracted to clean up the estimated 60-foot by 15-foot sheen and Tucker Roy is scheduled to conduct the salvage of the Lucy M. Coast Guard photo.

 

Photo of sunken boat
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard an auxiliary flight shows a sheen and the top eight feet from the 51-foot fishing vessel Lucy M after it sank in the middle of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Thursday, May 27, 2010. The Coast Guard rescued two people from the boat before it sank in approximately 23 feet of water. Clean Harbors has been contracted to clean up the estimated 60-foot by 15-foot sheen and Tucker Roy is scheduled to conduct the salvage of the Lucy M. Coast Guard photo.

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