A father and son duo was rescued after their boat sank in the Boston Harbor on Wednesday, leaving them stranded for several minutes.
The Boston Police Harbor Unit responded to the sinking boat after receiving a call around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to NBC Boston. Officers were about eight minutes away from the men when they received the call, according to a press release put out by the Boston Police Department.
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Upon reaching the pair, officers saw them holding on to a cooler and lifebuoy to stay above water as they waited to be rescued from the water.
“They were cold. They looked very tired and weak and were struggling to keep their heads above the water,” said Stephen Merrick, one of the officers who rescued the pair. “We got them in, one by one, and then we did a quick eval and brought them back here so EMS could take a look at them.”
The father and son were lobster fishing when their boat’s engine died, they told officials. The wind then pushed the boat into nearby rocks, causing it to take on water and sink.
The father was wearing a life jacket, and the son clung to a lifebuoy and a blue cooler to stay above water, the outlet reported. They were stranded for about 15 minutes, officials said.
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“You want to get them in as quickly as possible,” Officer Garrett Boyle said. “You may have eyes on them and say, ‘Oh, we have them, they’re safe,’ but they’re not. It’s very quick.”
The duo reported minor injuries from the incident, and the boat was towed out of the harbor to be repaired.
