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Family Rescued After Being Stranded on Small Island Off Cape Cod After Boat Caught Fire
- On Oct. 22, Hyannis Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Lamothe said three family members were airlifted by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and transported by Hyannis Fire Department to Cape Cod Hospital.
- Their 30-foot boat, the Third Wave, caught fire Monday night, forcing the family to abandon ship and swim to Naushon Island where they sheltered in a barn for over 30 hours.
- The son located a marine radio washed ashore and sent a mayday, while Naushon Trust volunteers reached the family first and administered first aid on Naushon Island.
- Medical teams reported burn injuries and smoke inhalation, with one patient in critical condition and another transferred to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for treatment.
- The family had departed Eel Pond on Friday and a concerned relative reported them overdue Tuesday, prompting Coast Guard Station Woods Hole, Coast Guard Cutter Razorbill, Falmouth Police Department and Naushon Trust volunteers to search into Wednesday morning.
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Family escapes boat fire, spends 2 nights on island before rescue - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
CAPE COD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A family swam to an island off the coast of Cape Cod and spent two nights there waiting for help after their boat caught fire early this week. The U.S. Coast Guard said the family of three was rescued Wednesday morning after becoming stranded on Naushon Island. All three were seriously injured. “Disasters at sea are often pretty terrifying, but to hear one especially like this, right here, we don’t really get that…
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Refugees spent almost two days in a barn on Nahshon Island before being rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter
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