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CLOSE CALL: Fishing Vessel Sinks at Point Judith

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Story Created: Nov 21, 2009 at 11:13 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 21, 2009 at 1:14 PM EDT

The US Coast Guard confirms that a fishing vessel has grounded and sunk near Point Judith Harbor in Narragansett while leaving the harbor for a fishing trip.

Two people - owner Daniel Conrad and Robert Kenyon - were aboard the 66-foot vessel Patricia Jean when it ran aground west of the jetty forming the Harbor of Refuge and started taking on water shortly before 4:30 Saturday morning.  A Coast Guard lifeboat was unable to get close enough to the Patricia Jean because of the rocks so the fishermen abandoned ship with ther survival suits on.  They were in the water for about two minutes before the Coast Guard boat pulled them aboard.

Conrad and Kenyon were taken to Coast Guard Station Point Judith but fortunately both were uninjured.  The Patricia Jean is homeported in Point Judith.

The Coast Guard spotted fuel leaking from the boat and are now working to contain the leak and ultimately salvage the boat.

(Story updated at 12:10PM)

Saturday, Nov 28 at 12:56 PM Paul Frederick wrote ...

Dan, Sorry to hear about your loss! We're all thinking of you here. Let us know if we can help in anyway. Maybe some labor getting her back to work.

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Wednesday, Nov 25 at 12:08 PM Becky Greeley wrote ...

Dan! I am SOOOOOOOoooooo sorry for you and this horrible loss! I heard about it from Sue. I hope you can recover from this.

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Monday, Nov 23 at 8:57 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Ran aground,no buoys to mark shallow area,Did the ship lose power and drift into shallows?Story reported 11/21 and this is the best you could do? "and this is smarter than a fifth grader" reporting!!!!

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Saturday, Nov 21 at 4:13 PM Amanda Conrad wrote ...

That's sad to see my dads boat like that, that was his life.. he loved that boat. I'm just glad him and his friend are both alive.

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