Five people were rescued from the Merrimack River, one of whom was injured, after a boat capsized following a crash with another vessel, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Officials said the Jenna Marie, a 21-foot charter vessel, and the Captain George, a 58-foot fishing vessel, collided at about 12:10 p.m. Saturday off the coast of Newburyport.The Jenna Marie capsized with five people aboard, and people on another charter vessel, the Captain Lady, helped pull the victims out of the water.A woman who was aboard the Captain Lady told WCVB said she saw the boats approach each other and eventually collide.She said the smaller boat, the Jenna Marie, flipped over and those aboard went into the water -- the captain, two men and two children.The witness said the crew of the Captain Lady helped pull the two men and the children out of the water but they could not see the captain, who was eventually found by the Coast Guard and pulled out of the water.She said the boats were then brought ashore to Plum Island.The Coast Guard confirmed that two children were rescued from the water.Officials said the captain was transported to an area hospital. There has not yet been an update on the captain's condition.The Coast Guard said the damage done to the Newburyport-based vessels is unknown at this time.The cause of the collision is under investigation.

Five people were rescued from the Merrimack River, one of whom was injured, after a boat capsized following a crash with another vessel, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Officials said the Jenna Marie, a 21-foot charter vessel, and the Captain George, a 58-foot fishing vessel, collided at about 12:10 p.m. Saturday off the coast of Newburyport.


The Jenna Marie capsized with five people aboard, and people on another charter vessel, the Captain Lady, helped pull the victims out of the water.

A woman who was aboard the Captain Lady told WCVB said she saw the boats approach each other and eventually collide.

She said the smaller boat, the Jenna Marie, flipped over and those aboard went into the water -- the captain, two men and two children.

The witness said the crew of the Captain Lady helped pull the two men and the children out of the water but they could not see the captain, who was eventually found by the Coast Guard and pulled out of the water.

She said the boats were then brought ashore to Plum Island.

The Coast Guard confirmed that two children were rescued from the water.

Officials said the captain was transported to an area hospital. There has not yet been an update on the captain's condition.

The Coast Guard said the damage done to the Newburyport-based vessels is unknown at this time.

The cause of the collision is under investigation.

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