POINT JUDITH, RI – At 1101 a.m. the Coast Guard received a report of a boat fire approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Point Judith. The 3 people onboard were safely rescued and brought to shore by a crew from station Point Judith and transferred to local EMS. Coast Guard crews from Station Point Judith, RI assisted the Narraganset Fire Dept. by transporting the 3 crewmembers from the burning fishing boat in Narraganset Bay safely to shore.
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