Petty Officer 3rd Class Rajesh Harrilal talks about the importance of having a kill switch on a vessel in Boston, Massachusetts, July 14, 2025. Kill switches are a piece of safety equipment that stops a vessel's engine in the event the operator is thrown from the console. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rajesh Harrilal)
The town of Hull, Massachusetts was re-designated as a Coast Guard city during a Recertification Ceremony, Sunday, at the Hull Lifesaving Museum.
Hull was initially designated in 2015 as the nation’s twenty first Coast Guard City.
The Coast Guard successfully rescued three mariners 20 nautical miles off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Friday evening.
At 4:21 p.m., Coast Guard First District watchstanders received notification on 406 MHZ from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon registered to the 42-foot sailing vessel Triad.
