Fishing vessel Tiger Shark mayday

ME, UNITED STATES

10.07.2014

Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Simpson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 1     

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, in South Portland, Maine, received a mayday call via VHF channel 16 at 8:47 a.m., Oct. 7, 2014. The operator of the 50-foot fishing vessel Tiger Shark reported it was taking on water near Thunder Hole, in Acadia National Park, and he was abandoning ship. The crew of the fishing vessel Reconnoiter responded, arrived on scene and safely rescued the fisherman.

• Date Taken: 10.07.2014
• Date Posted: 10.07.2014 13:40
• Category: Newscasts
• Audio ID: 38532
• Filename: 1410/DOD_102019752.mp3
• Length: 00:00:04
• Location: ME, US