NANTUCKET, MASS. (WHDH) - A passing vessel rescued nine people after a boat overturned in Nantucket Sound Monday, officials said.
Coast Guard and rescue workers responding to reports of an overturned boat just south of Osterville found nine people had been picked up by a nearby vessel. Responders brought the rescued people to a dock on Seaview Avenue and determined there were no injuries.
“Lifejackets probably saved somebody’s life today,” Barstable’s Assistant Harbormaster Jarod Smoller said. “There’s no question in my mind that the fact they were all wearing life jackets is the reason they’re home tonight and still a family”
A salvage company will recover the overturned 13-foot boat.
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