Results tagged “thecoastguard”

--The Coast Guard reined in a 933-foot tanker that broke down off the coast of Cape Cod. The tanker held liquefied natural gas, but the Coast Guard said it didn't leak any. [Boston Globe]

--A deadly car crash happened early this morning on Blue Hill Avenue. One person died, and three people, including a child and a baby, went to the hospital in critical condition. The baby was in a car seat, but it was thrown from the car. Road rage allegedly caused the crash, and police have arrested 28-year-old Jason Bailey. He is being charged with "Leaving the Scene Personal Injury, Leaving Scene resulting in One Death, Operating...

--Smoke filled a Boston University lab yesterday morning, prompting an evacuation. This wouldn't have been such big news if it weren't for the biomedical lab's experiments on infectious "rabbit fever." The Globe proved it was a master of understatement with the following sentence: "[The incident renews] concern about the danger of studying potentially deadly pathogens in a densely populated area." No kidding. --The BPD held a press conference to help find missing sailor Dustin Willis....

The Coast Guard is looking for another Massachusetts boat lost at sea. The Lady Luck, which was off Maine, sent a distress signal and hasn't been heard from since.

Someone out there thinks he's too good to pick up his dog's poop. On Saturday night, a woman called the BPD after getting into an altercation with a guy who didn't clean up after his dog. He then

Two teenagers were stabbed at the Savin Hill T stop. They're going to be fine, but the police haven't caught the assailants. A tragedy unfolded in Lexington following a car accident. On Friday, two brothers were riding together when their car crashed, rolled, and struck a tree. One brother died. The other brother who was driving the car may be facing charges because police say alcohol was a factor. The Coast Guard found the boat...

A dead body turned up in Dorchester yesterday afternoon. While they hadn't confirmed it as of this posting, the BPD thinks the body may be that of Warren Daniel Hairston, whose family had reported him missing. The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boat and the four fishermen on board in Nantucket Sound. The "Lady of Grace" didn't arrive when expected, all communications with the boat dried up, and the Coast Guard found an...