Coast Guard rescues 9 off Gloucester from Canadian tall ship

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Source: Bangor Daily News

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.

The lifeboat crews directed those onboard Liana’s Ransom to don immersion suits and prepare to abandon ship about 30 miles east of Gloucester, the Coast Guard said. A Coast MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod was sent to assist.

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Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/03/30/news/state/coast-guard-rescues-9-off-gloucester-from-canadian-tall-ship/

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[Warpy]

1. Lucky the radio didn't conk out with the engines

That water is really cold this time of year. Survival overboard would be brief.

[jtuck004]

2. Thank you for your service! n/t

[irisblue]

3. Coast Guard is seriously underrated

those USCG Cutters are fast, mobile and they quietly kick ass so well, most never know they were there....

[Marrah_G]

4. I love the Coast Guard- truly heroic group of people