Public Safety
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Darien Police, Fire Boats Rescue Four on Sinking Boat & Tow It to Shore

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When a boat off Long Neck Point started taking in water and the motor couldn’t be started Saturday evening, crews from the Darien police and Noroton Fire Department boats got the boat and four people in it back to shore. A call from the boat owner, a 47-year-old Darien man, came in at 8:20 p.m. requesting help, according to police. A woman and two other men were in the boat with him after they went swimming during their stay out on the Sound. A severe thunderstorm was coming in quickly, and choppy waves had resulted in water getting in the boat. The Darien police marine unit towed the boat to shore with its owner in it, and the fire boat took the three passengers to shore.

Outdoors
Norwalk Boat Greens Ledge July 11 2015

Darien Police Marine Unit Rescues Two from Partly Submerged Boat

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Darien Police Marine Unit 1 rescued people, none reported hurt, from a boat that hit rocks off of Greens Ledge and Sheffield Island at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday. CBS Connecticut reported late Saturday that two males were rescued from the boat, neither of them hurt. The boat sank within five minutes, but remained only partially submerged and a salvage operation was conducted by Tow Boat US. Darien Police Marine Unit 1 was the first unit on the scene; police marine units from Norwalk, Westport and Stamford all responded to the call for help. Norwalk Fire Department also had a boat on the scene, according to Norwalk police.