Senior chief Matt Welsh of U.S. Coast Guard Station Brant Point said the collision between “Winnie of Bourne” a 1952 Concordia yawl, and the 46-foot Swan Dragon, occurred outside the harbor around 10:20 a.m. “Winnie of Bourne” received “catastrophic” damage, Welsh said, including a two-foot-by-two-foot cracked seam and two-inch hole, and sank while attempting to make it back into the harbor.
The Coast Guard sent its 25-foot response boat to the scene, and retrieved four people off the “Winnie of Bourne” from the water. There were no injuries, Welsh said.
Winnie of Bourne Specifications:
LOA: 39’10” | Built By: Abeking and Rasmussen | Yard Number: 4828 | Year Built: 1952
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