LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - Three people were rescued from a sinking boat in Lynn Harbor on Monday, officials said.
Nahant and Lynn firefighters and harbormasters responding to a distress call found three people next to a sinking boat, officials said. The victims said they grabbed life jackets as the boat started to sink, with one person holding a life jacket while also holding a cellphone above the water to call 911.
‘I get to the front of the boat to get to the life preservers, I look back and the whole boat is under water. I said ‘You know what, get out, just jump,” Brandon Robinson said. “Obviously I’m shaken, but we’re alive.”
The victims were rescued after swimming for 15 minutes and not injured.
Salvage crews recovered the boat a few hours later in surprisingly good condition. All items onboard were all so recovered.
An investigation is underway to determine why it sank in the first place.
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