Coast Guard Rescues Fishermen Off Nantucket

Coast Guard crew members rescued four fishermen about 25 miles southeast of Nantucket, after their boat started taking on water.

The Coast Guard says the crew aboard the 71-foot Olivia Catherine called authorities shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday after the fishing vessel started flooding.

Coast Guard members from Air Station Cape Cod flew out to the ship in a helicopter and lowered two de-watering pumps to the fishermen, who used the pumps to keep the boat from sinking.

A Coast Guard rescue boat later met up with the Olivia Catherine and escorted the ship to New Bedford, where it arrived at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

It's not clear why the fishing boat started taking on water.