11-04-2025
Three people rescued after fishing boat runs aground in Boston Harbor
The Coast Guard's Incident Management Division was called in to investigate possible pollution. Officials said the wreckage has a potential discharge of 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 50 gallons of lubricant oil.
Green Island is one of the outlying rocky shoals that make up the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, which supports a large population of nesting birds, according to the
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It's 9.5 miles from
The Coast Guard could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Eileen Rita departed from the South Boston Fish Pier around 9:40 p.m. on Thursday and appeared to be returning to port when it foundered around 7:30 a.m., according to data from
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