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April 28, 2008

URI research boat towed to port after losing power

PROVIDENCE -- A research boat for the University of Rhode Island has been towed back into port after it lost power amid 6-foot swells in Narragansett Bay.

The 50-foot Cap'n Bert stalled this morning just east of Point Judith.

Coast Guard officials say the two-person crew lowered a quahog dredge to keep the powerless boat from drifting too fast in the swells and 30-knot winds.

A Coast Guard boat towed the research vessel back to land.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 3:28 PM | Permalink

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