Crime & Safety
Coast Guard Rescues 3 After Sailboat Capsizes Near Portsmouth
Watch: U.S. Coast Guard rescues three people after the 42-foot trimaran, "Titan," capsizes about 20 miles offshore.
PORTSMOUTH, NH — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people off the coast of Portsmouth on Friday after their sailing vessel capsized, according to reports on Twitter.
The 42-foot trimaran, “Titan,” capsized about 20 miles offshore. The sailors transmitted an emergency notification, requesting assistance, and were found clinging to the hull of the boat before being rescued.
The Coast Guard’s Northeast Twitter account posted a video of the rescue:
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@USCG crews successfully rescued 3 Mariners off Portsmouth, #NH after their EPIRB transmitted a distress signal.
The Mariners clung to the 42-foot sailing vessel’s hull until hoisted and brought safely to Pease Air National Guard Base where EMS was waiting. No injuries reported pic.twitter.com/n1Ns2jeGDd
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) July 17, 2021
The three shipmates were flown to the Pease Air National Guard base where EMTs were waiting to assist them, according to officials.
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