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News Release

Date: August 23, 2010

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell

(617) 223-8515

AUDIO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard releases audio call from Wilhelmina grounding

To listen and download audio, please click the the thumbnail below.

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In this audio clip released by the U.S. Coast Guard, A boater calls the Coast Guard on VFH-FM radio to report the 50-foot passenger vessel Wilhelmina ran aground on Devil's Back about a mile off Deer Island, Mass., Sat. Aug. 21, 2010. After all passengers and crew were safely off the boat, TowBostUS towed the vessel to Marina Bay. The boat was later removed from the water and is at Boston Boat Works in East Boston for repairs. Coast Guard audio.

 

 

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