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RockLobsta · 05-26-2003, 07:16 AM

Coast Guard Rescues Boaters
Two Men Stranded On Island Shore When Waves Snap Anchor Line

POSTED: 1:25 p.m. EDT May 25, 2003
UPDATED: 1:27 p.m. EDT May 25, 2003

WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Two boaters are safe after being stranded on an island off Cape Cod Saturday night.

The Coast Guard says Avery Smith of Canaan, N.H., and another man were anchored off Naushon Island when waves hit their 20-foot boat, snapped the anchor line and pushed it on shore.

Smith sent a distress signal around 11:30 Saturday night, but did not give a location. The Coast Guard advised other boaters to be on the lookout, and around 6 a.m. Sunday morning someone on a ferry spotted signal flares.

The men were picked up by a fishing boat and transferred to a Coast Guard cutter.

The men were cold and tired, but unhurt, after spending the night in the rain with no cover.

05-26-2003, 07:16 AM	#1
RockLobsta Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Needham MA Posts: 303	Finally, one with a good ending..... Coast Guard Rescues Boaters Two Men Stranded On Island Shore When Waves Snap Anchor Line POSTED: 1:25 p.m. EDT May 25, 2003 UPDATED: 1:27 p.m. EDT May 25, 2003 WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Two boaters are safe after being stranded on an island off Cape Cod Saturday night. The Coast Guard says Avery Smith of Canaan, N.H., and another man were anchored off Naushon Island when waves hit their 20-foot boat, snapped the anchor line and pushed it on shore. Smith sent a distress signal around 11:30 Saturday night, but did not give a location. The Coast Guard advised other boaters to be on the lookout, and around 6 a.m. Sunday morning someone on a ferry spotted signal flares. The men were picked up by a fishing boat and transferred to a Coast Guard cutter. The men were cold and tired, but unhurt, after spending the night in the rain with no cover.