The ferry Cetacea ran aground in Lynn Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The ferry was entering the harbor with 13 passengers and 4 crew when the vessel became stuck just off the pier. The Coast Guard launched a rescue vessel to the scene to monitor the situation. The Cetacea was to be refloated on the following high tide a few hours later. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The Cetacea had become disabled the prior month with 163 passengers and crew who stayed on the boat overnight until divers were able to clear a line.
The 38 foot vessel Paloma washed ashore off Ocean Beach near San Francisco, California. The master of the vessel, Timothy Lybrand, had made a distress call earlier that the vessel had run aground onto the rocks just offshore. He stated he was going to abandon ship and swim ashore some 25 yards away. The Coast Guard dispatched air and sea rescue boats to the scene while nearby fishing vessels also searched for the missing man. Aided by the San Francisco Fire Department, the area around the Paloma was systematically searched. After 9 hours, the search was finally called off as no sign of the captain Lybrand could be found.
The Paloma ran ashore onto the beach partially sunk in 10 feet of water. Officials were able to safely remove the vessel’s two fuel tanks which had some 35 gallons of diesel fuel. Debris from the vessel has washed up on to the beach. The Coast Guard reports the cleanup coast will cost around $20,000. The Paloma has sustained significant damage and will scrapped on the beach. Authorities will pull the vessel above the high tide line and breakup the vessel so it can be carted to a nearby dump truck for removal. Estimates state this will cost another $98,000 to complete.
Later reports stated Lybrand had warrants for his arrest for failure to appear in court in 2012. Police suspect the fisherman had not perished with his vessel but is in hiding somewhere in the San Francisco area.
The passenger vessel Celia Thaxter became disabled on the Piscataqua River off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Celia Thaxter was on a sight-seeing tour with 24 passengers and 2 crew when it’s suffered engine failure. The vessel drifted with the river current until it was pushed against the Sarah Long Bridge. The crew requested assistance with the Coast Guard and local authorities responding. All the passengers and one crewman were transferred off the Celia Thaxter over to a nearby pier before it was pulled free and towed back to its berth in Portsmouth. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the incident.
