WPRO News and the Associated Press
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued three people from a fishing boat that was adrift 45 miles off Block Island.
The Coast Guard says it received a distress call from the captain of the vessel Blitzen around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
The captain told them the boat was having engine troubles and was adrift.
The 87-foot Coast Guard cutter Hammerhead responded and was towing the vessel to a Jamestown marina.
