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Fairfield, CT
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ID Released For Man Who Disappeared In Waters Off Fairfield Coast
Police have identified a man who disappeared in the waters off the Connecticut coast. The incident occurred in Fairfield around 12:10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, near Lighthouse Point and Penfield Reef. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police Department, a 911 call was received about two individuals struggling in the water near Lighthouse Point and Penfield Reef. Stahl said several nearby bystanders assisted in rescuing one of the men. The second man was not immediately located, so a rescue attempt was initiated. Fairfield Police and fire departments responded and were a…
Quincy, MA
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400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear
A nearly 400-pound, six-foot-long leatherback turtle nicknamed Phinney is back at sea following a harrowing ordeal with some fishing ropes on Cape Cod last week. New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists and members of the Aquarium's Animal Health team and Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation team rescued the turtle on Thursday, July 18. “The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper,” said Dr. Melissa Jobl…
Mechanicsville, MD
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Annapolis Pilot Killed In Small Plane Crash In Easton Identified By Maryland State Police
New details have been released by Maryland State Police investigators as they probe a small plane crash on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that left an Annapolis man dead. Multiple agencies were called at around 9:30 a..m. in Talbot County to the 6800 block of Travelers West Circle in Easton, where there was a reported crash into the Tred Avon River on July 16. Police say that Robert Eugene Merlinii, 56, was the pilot and sole occupant of the twin engine Cessna who was pulled out of the water. State police, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, US Coast Guard, and Talbot County Sheri…
Quincy, MA
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Dave Portnoy Rescued Off Mass. Coast By Coast Guard: 'Almost Lost Captain Dave Today'
President of Bar Stool sports and resident "one-bite" pizza reviewer Dave Portnoy nearly went the way of the Titanic after he said his boat was swept out to sea off the coast of Nantucket. Portnoy, never one to miss out on a good fish story, regaled his fans in a video on X about how the Coast Guard had to rescue him after he untethered his boat before checking to see if it had any power first. It didn't, which meant he had "no radio, no anchor, no nothing," he said. “Next thing you know, Captain Dave is lost at sea.” Portnoy said heavy winds pushed his yacht toward other boats…
Mechanicsville, MD
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Small Plane Crashes Into Maryland River; One Pronounced Dead: State Police (
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A small plane crashed on the Eastern Shore of Maryland on Tuesday morning and one person has been pronounced dead after being pulled from the water, state police confirmed. Multiple agencies were called at around 9:30 a..m. in Talbot County to the 6800 block of Travelers West Circle in Easton, where there was a reported crash into the Tred Avon River on July 16. State police, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, US Coast Guard, and Talbot County Sheriff were among the departments to respond to search for any occupants of the Cessna 402 plane. The victim was recovered from the wate…
Glen Burnie, MD
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Body Of Teen Reported Missing While Swimming Found In Maryland Waters, Police Say
Tragedy has struck a concerned family after the body of a missing 17-year-old who was swimming was found in the water by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Pablo Alejandro Guevara was reported missing by his family after last being seen at around 8:30 p.m. on June 26 in the area of the boat ramp at Elizabeth Landing and Brady Recreation Way in Pasadena. At around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, the Anne Arundel County Police Department issued an alert advising that his body was recovered by fire crews following a multi-agency search for the teen. #Missing Person | UPDATE | Eliza…
Dorchester, MA
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Mass Man Aimed High-Powered Laser At Coast Guard Helicopter Forcing Them To Abort Landing: Feds
A 59-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested after federal investigators said he shined a high-powered laser into the windshield of a US Coast Guard helicopter, forcing the pilot to change their landing location, authorities said. Philip Gagnon, of Boston, was charged on Monday, May 13, with one count of aiming a laser pointer at a Coast Guard helicopter and was released with conditions, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. The incident happened on Sept. 21, when a US Coast Guard helicopter was taking part in a training exercise and attempting to land at Massachuset…
Dorchester, MA
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Driver Crashes Into Fenway Park Entrance After Running From Police, Hitting Other Cars
A 48-year-old Salem woman who drove into Fenway Park is believed to have been involved in hit-and-run crashes earlier Monday morning, May 6, as well as wrecking into a gate at a US Coast Guard base in Boston, authorities said. Colleen Marie Gibbs was taken to a hospital just after 8:30 a.m. after she drove through Gate C entrance at the famed baseball stadium and smashed into a forklift, state police said. Investigators have linked her to multiple incidents that began an hour and a half earlier. UPDATE: A car drove into Fenway Park on Monday morning and crashed into a …
Worcester, MA
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'He Will Be Found': Missing Marine's Central Mass Family Holding Out Hope
Loved ones are vowing to stay as long as it takes to find the body of a Worcester County Marine who presumably drowned off the coast of Puerto Rico. Corporal Samuel Wanjiru, age 26, of Worcester, disappeared Wednesday afternoon, March 27, after coming into “distress” in the waters off Luquillo, according to the US Coast Guard. On Monday, April 1, the agency announced that it had suspended recovery efforts after multiple air and surface searches covering more than 260 square nautical miles. "We keep Cpl. Samuel Wanjiru and his family in our prayers, hoping they find strength and closur…
Towson, MD
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Dive Operations, Vehicle Recovery Paused At Key Bridge Due To Hazardous Conditions: Officials
Crews continue to work around the clock to contain possibly hazardous materials that were spilled during the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The US Coast Guard issued an update on Thursday afternoon after dive operations and vehicle recovery efforts were temporarily paused due to the hazardous conditions caused by the wreckage and debris. NTSBgov According to the Baltimore County Police Department, the agency remains on the water to help secure the area around the collapse site, where there were 56 containers of hazardous materials onboard the Dali. Officials said that those container…
Towson, MD
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Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…
Towson, MD
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6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard
The search for six missing construction workers in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has become a recovery effort, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday night, March 26. UPDATE: Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse The Brawner Builders employees are presumed dead after they were sent plunging into the Patapsco River at 1:30 a.m., when one of the bridge's beams was struck by a container ship that had lost power, officials previously said. Miguel Luna, 49, is one of the men missing, his wife María del Carmen Castellón told our sister station Telemundo... …
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