Scituate Emergency Management Update

Excellent work by Scituate Police, Fire, Harbormaster, Marshfield Harbormaster, and U.S. Coast Guard today performing this rescue off Humarock Beach.

On Tuesday, February 1st 2022 at approximately 2:35 pm, the Scituate Emergency Communications
Center received a call from a Marshfield resident reporting she witnessed a fishing boat sink off of
Fourth Cliff in Scituate. The caller indicated that the vessel was last seen just off of Central Avenue in
Humarock.

The Scituate Police and Fire Departments were immediately dispatched to the area and initiated an
investigation. Assistance was requested from the Scituate Harbormaster, Marshfield Harbormaster and
US Coast Guard.

The Scituate Harbormaster with Scituate Fire Personnel on-board, as well as the Scituate Police Marine
Unit and Marshfield Police/Harbormaster vessels arrived in the area and immediately began conducting
a search of the water. Officers on Humarock beach noticed an unknown object in the water
approximately ½ mile off the shore and vectored the boats in to investigate.

Three individuals were located clinging to a fishing gear after their 55’ vessel overturn and sank. Two of
the individuals were pulled to safety aboard the Scituate Harbormaster vessel and the third was pulled
aboard the Scituate Police Marine Unit boat. All three individuals were subsequently brought in to Cole
Parkway in Scituate Harbor and transported to South Shore Hospital. At this time, we are not releasing
the condition or names of the individuals on board.