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BOSTON- An injured fisherman was rescued off the coast of Martha's Vineyard yesterday by the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod crew. The fisherman was reported to have sustained injuries that required medical attention after falling on the the 75-foot fishing vessel, Perception, at around 1:30 PM...

BOSTON – The Coast Guard teamed-up with local responders late Friday and early Saturday to rescue 55 people stranded aboard a high-speed ferry that hit a jetty while entering Hyannis Harbor. The local fire department notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at about 9:30 p...

(Associated Press) - A Coast Guard rescue helicopter from Massachusetts has rescued three Canadian fishermen who had to abandon their boat 150 miles offshore. The Coast Guard in Boston says it received an emergency beacon alert from the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia-based vessel at about 12:41 p...

The city of New Bedford is getting some help from the US Coast Guard to break up some ice in the harbor.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescues three crew members from a sinking New Bedford clam boat.  The incident happened Tuesday morning, about 8 miles south of Chatham.  According to seaman Adam Stanton, the crew of the clam boat "Full Circle" radioed the Coast Guard around 8am Tuesday, saying their vessel was sinking...