Pitchwood Island Rescue

[T.H.E. Binz]

What an evening! I awoke at 2:15 am to the shouts of distress from a small capsized boat with five passengers. After the 911 call, I tried to take the Meredith police to the boat, but couldn't get my outboard motor started! Fortunately, the Marine Patrol was extremely fast, with two boats arriving within a few minutes.

Needless to say, no one should be out boating at 2:15 am, especially when the water temperature is still in the mid-50's.

[ITD]

Great job Binz, good thing you are a light sleeper otherwise this could have been a tragic story.

[madrasahs]

Why am I thinking, "alcohol was involved"?

[Silver Duck]

Maybe because it so frequently is? :eek:

Silver Duck

[Old Hubbard Rd]

Several of my neighbors and guests heard the shouts for help aprox 2:15 am. They called police. What type of boat were these folks in?? Was there a salvage of the sunkin boat??

[mcdude]

Why am I thinking, "alcohol was involved"?
According to New England Cable News and the Concord Monitor the operator was charged with 'boating while intoxicated'. It looked like a very small boat with an outboard from what NECN showed in their footage.
click for story (http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040601/REPOSITORY/406010367/1001/NEWS01)

[Paugus Bay Resident]

According to MP, boat was a 15' Whaler.