Video shows police officers rescue 3 fishermen from sinking boat in Boston Harbor

BOSTON WBZ Body camera video shows the moment Boston police officers rescued three fishermen from a sinking boat in Boston Harbor on Friday morning The -foot Eileen Rita ran aground on rocks near Green Island in the outer reaches of the harbor shortly before a m The boat was taking on water and ended up on its side All three crewmembers on the boat were wearing their survival suits and waiting for rescue They were about feet above the water line perched atop the gunwale according to police Body camera video from Boston police shows the crewmembers slide along the side of the sinking ship and board the police boat The crewmembers notified officers they were not hurt They were evaluated by Boston EMS and did not require further therapeutic attention Fuel leak in Boston Harbor Two Coast Guard boats also responded to the area to assist with the rescue While monitoring the Eileen Rita a commercial fishing vessel homeported in New Bedford Coast Guard personnel observed the boat began to list and leak fuel and oil into Boston Harbor The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection says the owner of the boat hired a company to try to contain the fuel spill The Coast Guard commented the boat carries a maximum of gallons of diesel fuel and gallons of lubricating oil The DEP sent an emergency response unit to help with clean up The Coast Guard is working closely with the responsible party to mitigate fuel discharge mentioned Coast Guard Lt Cmdr Alfred Betts Simultaneously methods to safely remove the vessel from the island are being evaluated