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Fire tears through historic Block Island hotel off coast of R.I.
Local News The 36-room Harborside Inn has been welcoming visitors to Block Island for over a century “with its Victorian seaport charm.” Aftermath of fire at the Harborside Inn on Block Island, Rhode Island from Block Island Times. By Associated Press August 20, 2023 | 9:53 AM NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — A fire tore […]
Coast Guard opens formal inquiry into collapse of mast on Maine schooner that killed a passenger
Local News FILE – This photo provided by Kurt Schleicher shows the schooner Grace Bailey with its main mast broken off the coast of Rockland, Maine, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Kurt Schleicher via AP, File By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press October 16, 2023 | 5:12 PM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard said Monday […]
1 dead, 3 injured after schooner’s mainmast breaks during cruise off Maine coast
Local News The Grace Bailey was returning from a four-day cruise when its mainmast broke about a mile east of Rockland Harbor. The Grace Bailey’s mainmast broke off the coast of Rockland, Maine, on Monday. Kurt Schleicher via AP A historic schooner’s mast broke while sailing off the coast of Maine Monday, killing a woman […]
Nichols College president resigns amid allegations of misconduct at Coast Guard Academy
Schools A performance evaluation during Glenn Sulmasy’s time at the academy cited inappropriate communications with cadets and subordinates. The United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File By Associated Press October 4, 2023 | 12:19 PM DUDLEY, Mass. (AP) — A former Coast Guard Academy professor whose tenure coincided with […]
A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove off the coast of Rhode Island
Local News Deb and Steve Dauphinais were diving on the sand flats off Jamestown, Rhode Island, when Deb spotted the 16-inch juvenile shark with its head stuck inside a work glove at the bottom of about 35 feet of water. This photo, taken by Debra Dauphinais while diving with her husband off of Jamestown, RI, […]
Sick passenger on cruise ship off Cape Cod medically evacuated by Coast Guard
Local News The passenger reported experiencing abdominal pain and had been vomiting before she was medically evacuated. The Coast Guard medically evacuated a sick passenger aboard a Carnival Legend off the coast of Cape Cod on Monday night. Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard A Coast Guard crew medically evacuated a cruise ship passenger who […]