3 Rescued After Boat Sinks Off Cape Cod

PROVINCENTOWN, MA — Three people were rescued in after their boat sank in Pamet Harbor off Provincetown, according to the Coast Guard. The trio had flotation devices and were uninjured.

They were in a 14-foot aluminum boat when it flipped over Friday at about 3 p.m. They had borrowed the boat from another man who was on land and saw them in the water; he called the Coast Guard immediately.

A Coast Guard boat was dispatched to the scene and pulled the boaters aboard. Two men were wearing life jackets and a woman was clinging to an inflatable device, according to Coast Guard Officer Meghan Fuller. The boat had already sank by the time the Coast Guard arrived.

"The three took excellent safety measures by wearing life jackets, which kept them safe and allowed the boat crew to locate them quickly," Fuller sad in a statement.

The trio were cold but otherwise OK, Fuller said.

Also on Friday, six great white sharks were spotted close to Pamet Harbor, prompting officials to shut down multiple beaches:

6 Great White Sharks Force Cape Cod Beach Closures

Photo credit: Coast Guard