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Press Release | April 11, 2025

Coast Guard Rescues Three, Responds to Pollution Near Hull, Massachusetts

BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Boston Police rescued three crew members from a fishing vessel that ran aground near Green Island on Friday morning.

At 7:46 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston received a broken radio transmission from the commercial fishing vessel Eileen Rita, homeported in New Bedford, Massachusetts. They established contact with the captain and confirmed the vessel had run aground.

Coast Guard Stations Point Allerton and Boston, along with the Boston Police and Fire Departments, quickly responded. A Boston Police vessel and two Coast Guard boats rescued the captain and two crew members. All three were safely transported to shore with no reported injuries.

While monitoring the Eileen Rita, Coast Guard personnel observed the vessel begin to list and discharge diesel fuel and oil. The vessel carries a maximum of 4,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 50 gallons of lubricating oil, though the discharge rate is unknown.

The Coast Guard is collaborating with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and other state agencies to address the grounding and mitigate environmental impacts.

“The Coast Guard is working closely with the responsible party to mitigate fuel discharge. Simultaneously, methods to safely remove the vessel from the island are being evaluated,” said Lt. Cmdr. Alfred Betts, the public affairs officer for Sector Boston. “The contracted oil recovery organization is deploying absorbent boom to mitigate the spread of spilled fuel. Contracted divers are assessing the vessel to plan a path forward.”

Mariners near Green Island are urged to monitor Sector Boston’s safety marine information broadcast on VHF Channel 22A for navigation updates around the grounded vessel.

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