Rescue response to vessel in distress near Isabel Boat Ramp, Washington County RI
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders are assisting a vessel in distress near Isabel Boat Ramp and the old trestles in Washington County, Rhode Island. The vessel appears to have three people on board and is close to the bank. Fire department is sending a fireboat to aid the situation due to the vessel possibly having no power or communication devices.
Audio|Source: Narragansett Bay VHF Marine
02:20
Transcript:
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Smart at this lead Isabel Boat Ramp.
00:02
Can you reach out to North Smithfield fire and see if they might have a vessel available? The, um, it looks like he's trying to paddle in with a turn on the bar when he's not making it anyway.
00:14
Okay.
00:24
...old 21.
00:26
Thank you, Joe.
00:31
We're on the water is a vessel.
00:34
We have no other field in one.
00:38
I'm at this late Isabel boat ramp. It looks like the associated trailer is staring the lot.
00:44
It looks like possibly three people on board. It's getting dark. It's hard to know, but it's definitely a sweat subject.
00:50
On the bow-top paddle in the larger craft, I'd say,
00:54
over 20 feet with the north.
00:56
They're over at the old trestles at this point. I'm going to walk out and see if I can make contact with them.
01:03
Careful.
01:09
Control, I got on the PA and asked them to turn on their navigation lights if they were in distress.
01:15
Well, they might have no power. I'm sure if they even have a cell phone.
01:20
No phone.
01:25
421. Go ahead.
01:33
North Smithfield is going to send one of their fireboats.
01:40
Alright, ten-four.
01:42
I'm gonna try and walk the trail and see if I can get to the trestle. Careful.
01:53
Nico added to Nico Liberty Channel, Subcuit, Radio Check.
02:01
21 control.
02:03
21.
02:08
That vessels paid against the bank over the stride between the trestle trails and the ramp.
02:18
Pretty much I said of trestles.
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Washington County, RI
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