Coast Guard Rescues 9 Off Gloucester from Canadian Tall Ship
Bangor Daily News | Mar 31, 2015 | by Judy Harrison
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday rescued nine crewmembers from the Canadian tall ship Liana's Ransom, 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, according to information posted on the Coast Guard's website.
The Sector Boston Command Center learned at 12:35 a.m. that the vessel's engines were disabled and its sails were wrapped around the mast, a news release stated. Search and rescue crews from Station Gloucester, Air Station Cape Cod, both in Massachusetts, and the Coast Guard Cutter Ocracoke responded.
As the weather deteriorated and seas reached nearly 10 feet, two 47-foot motor lifeboat crews from Gloucester attempted to tow the vessel back to that station but the rough sea conditions caused the tow line to break, according to the release.
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