2 rescued from burning sailboat off Rhode Island
LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (AP) — Two people who abandoned a burning sailboat off Rhode Island have been rescued.
The Coast Guard says it received a radio distress call at about 4 p.m. Monday from the two-person crew on the 24-foot sailboat from Ottawa, Canada. The message said the boat was on fire about one mile south of Sakonnet Point.
A motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Castle Hill arrived on the scene and found the two people in an 8-foot life raft.
No injuries were reported.
The state Department of Environmental Management and local fire department marine units put out the fire.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer Andrew Stokes credited the crew of the sailboat for being well-prepared with a hand-held marine radio and a life raft.
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