45 New LondonNEW YORK – Coast Guard crewmembers responded to a collision between two vessels near Watch Hill, Rhode Island, Tuesday, that resulted in the capsizing of one boat and the death of one mariner.At 10:18 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a call reporting a vessel collision in Fishers Island Sound in which a 60-foot Viking yacht reportedly ran over a 25-foot Parker vessel, capsizing it.
Coast Guard Station New London diverted rescue crews aboard two 45-foot Response Boat-Medium vessels to the scene.
A good Samaritan maintained positive control of the mariner from the capsized vessel in the water until the Station New London crews arrived on scene at 10:46 a.m. With a paramedic from Watch Hill Fire Department aboard, the rescue crew recovered the unresponsive mariner from the capsized vessel.
The subject was taken to Stonington Town dock and transferred to a local Emergency Medical Service.
The capsized vessel was towed to Dodson's Marina in Stonington, Connecticut.
Rescue crews included personnel from:
- Coast Guard Station New London
- Westerly Fire Department
- New York State Police Marine Unit from Fisher's Island
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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