WOODS HOLE – Seven passengers were safely evacuated after a vessel grounded in the Woods Hole passage around 9 AM Friday. Several crew members remained on board. Falmouth Firefighters, Harbormaster and the Coast Guard all responded to the scene. A commercial salvage company was working to refloat the vessel. The incident was captured on the GoMV webcam above. Watch the yacht in the right center further out than the departing ferry. Marine tracking identifies the vessel as the M/Y Favor, which is 127 feet long.
U.S. Coast Guard SENE/CWN
Update from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (SENE): Sector SENE received a MAYDAY distress broadcast this morning from Charter Vessel FAVOR with 13 people onboard that had run aground on the rocks in Woods Hole Pass. STA Woods Hole was launched to respond with Towboat U.S. and Falmouth Fire Department. Falmouth FD arrived on scene and safely removed the passengers. The Coast Guard set a safety zone around the vessel while Tow Boat U.S. conducted salvage. The vessel was refloated and towed to Great Harbor Anchorage area. Coast Guard marine inspectors are conducting a damage assessment of the vessel.
