Three men were rescued after their fishing boat sank near Scituate.
The Police Department says around 2 p.m. yesterday, a Marshfield resident near Humarock reported seeing a 40-to-50-foot fishing vessel sink about a mile from the beach.
Police and Fire Boats from Scituate responded to the area, along with Marshfield Harbormaster, Mike DiMeo.
A Scituate Fire Department drone was used to locate the men, who were clinging to fishing gear in a slick of diesel fuel. The water temperature was around 42 degrees.
All three men were pulled from the water, and were suffering from severe hypothermia. They were all transported to the hospital.
Scituate Police credited officers Brendan McAuley, Craig Keefe, Fire Chief John Murphy, Lieutenant Eric Norlin, Harbormaster Stephen Mone, and Marshfield Detective Greg Davis.