February 5, 2013 — The Coast Guard assisted two fishing boats Monday morning, one about eight miles south of Chatham and the other about 35 miles southeast of Nantucket.
The crew of Capt. R.M. Chace sent a distress call at 1:21 a.m. Monday after the boat started taking on water off Chatham.
"They believe it was from an unsecured hatch, but they're not sure," Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist Adam Stanton said.
An Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crews with a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Chatham and a 42-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Brant Point assisted in the rescue, Stanton said.
A dewatering pump, which is used to control flooding, was provided by the Chatham crew, although water had mostly been removed by the time rescuers arrived, Stanton said.
The boat and its crew reached Hyannis by 5 a.m. Monday. There were no injuries and no other flooding or damage to the boat.
Read the full story in the Cape Cod Times