NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — February 21, 2013 — An 80-foot New Bedford fishing boat with a five-man crew is steaming back to its home port this morning after staving off a leak Wednesday night with the help of three pumps dropped off by the Coast Guard, a Coast Guard spokesman said.
The crew of the Megan-Marie issued a distress call at 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, saying it was taking on water. The boat’s position was 100 miles southeast of Nantucket, said spokesman Adam Stanton.
The Coast Guard launched a helicopter, two airplanes, and two cutters. The planes and the helicopter arrived at the scene at about 7 p.m. The planes dropped off three pumps, said Stanton.
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