Crime & Safety
Emergency Responders Rush To Save Two on Sinking Boat
A boat took on water off Bristol's shore. Two individuals were onboard.
A boat was safely found and towed to shore after emergency crews received a distressed call Monday afternoon.
"Everyone safe," said Portsmouth Deputy Fire Chief Michael O'Brien, spokesman for the Portsmouth Fire Department, in a message to Patch.
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Emergency crews responded to a distressed boat taking on water off the Bristol shore, according to O'Brien.
The vessel, with two people on board, began taking on water shortly after 2 p.m. Monday in Narragansett Bay near the Bristol area.
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Portsmouth Fire Department's Marine 2 boat also responded to help the two people.
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