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Star Island employees rescue boaters from sinking vessel

July 27th, 2012

From SeacoastOnline.com:

Coast Guard Petty Officer Thomas Barossi said the Coast Guard received a call at 10:40 a.m. reporting a 35-foot cabin cruiser was sinking off Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals.

“It was taking on water. It was completely submerged at one point,” he said.

Kyle Belmont, assistant conference center manager for Star Island Corp., said guests walking along the shore heard a loud “crunching” sound when the boat hit the rock and reported the accident at the front desk.

Marshall Frye, the island’s engineer and boat operator, and Drew Clark, truck crew supervisor, jumped in a boat and rescued three people off the vessel, which was already listing, Belmont said.

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Star Island is one of the rocky, wind-swept Isles of Shoals, located off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire. For over 100 years, summers here have provided individuals and families with a welcome respite from their busy mainland lives.

Star Island Corporation is a nonprofit organization which maintains the island and its facilities and provides hospitality services for visitors.

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