Photos: Coast Guard Saves 5, Helps 4 During Sailing Regatta Off Jamestown

NEWPORT, RI — Five people were in trouble in waters off Beavertail Lighthouse on Saturday after their catamaran capsized during a regatta. The Coast Guard said the local police called for help around 1 p.m. Two people had landed in the water, and three were still on the capsized vessel.

The officer also said a second 32-foot catamaran was disabled with a broken mast. Four people were aboard the second boat. Both crafts were part of a regatta.The seas were reported to be about five feet with 15 knot winds

Coast Guard Station Castle Hill responded with two 45-foot response boat crews. The first boat went to the capsized catamaran and pulled two people out of the water. The other three people were helped on to the rescue boat. The Coast Guard also towed the catamaran, which was brought to Dutch Island.

The second Coast Guard boat crew went to the catamaran with the broken mast .A nearby vessel had already taken it into tow. The Coast Guard crew escorted both vessels safely back to port.

No injuries were reported.

Courtesy Photo Caption:Coast Guard Station Castle Hill 45-response boat crew members race to their vessel to get underway after the search and rescue alarm goes off in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. The crew saved five people and assisted four during a local regatta. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Pontecorvo)

Courtesy Photo Caption: A Coast Guard Station Castle Hill boat crew member sits with the survivors from a capsized catamaran off Jamestown, Rhode Island, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. The boat crew brought the survivors and their vessel back to Dutch Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Pontecorvo)

Lead Courtesy Photo Caption: Coast Guard Station Castle Hill 45-foot response boat crew arrive on scene to a capsized 32-foot catamaran with two people in the water and three on the vessel off Jamestown, Rhode Island, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. The crew rescued the survivors, put the vessel in tow and brought them all to Dutch Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Pontecorvo)