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Marshfield Selectmen Recognize Resident after 911 Call Led to Rescue of Three Fishermen
Pam Harght was working from her Marshfield home in February, when she saw smoke coming from a boat, about a mile away. The boat disappeared from view, and she called 9-1-1. Police Chief Phil Tavares says if it was not for that phone call, three people would have been dead. First responders from Scituate and Marshfield rushed to the area and rescued three men from the 55-foot fishing vessel, the “Bing Bing” out of Gloucester. Audio, >click to read< 12:05
Crews receive honors Friday for saving fishermen’s lives
A special recognition ceremony Friday honored those involved in a rescue mission along Carteret County’s coast in mid-December of last year. According to U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspector and Investigator Chief Warrant Officer 3 Bobby L. Conners, about midday on Dec. 16, 2014, Dunnie L. Smith of Beaufort, owner and captain of the fishing boat Shelly, left Homer Smith Seafood’s docks in Beaufort for a day trip to fish for tuna. Read the rest here 13:38
