Video: USCG Rescues Four from Sinking Boat After Fishing Boats Collide

The Coast Guard received a call for assistance Thursday night, January 23, after two fishing boats collided approximately 10 miles south of Block Island, Rhode Island in Long Island Sound. Four people were rescued from one of the vessels after efforts to stop the ingress of water failed.

“The quick thinking and preparedness of the crew, including donning survival suits and readying emergency equipment, played a crucia…