Vessel adrift due to engine failure near Sagamore Bridge, Nashua NH


A boat lost engine power and is floating without control on the Merrimack River near the Sagamore Bridge. Fire departments and marine units from nearby areas are responding to the situation.
Audio|Source: Hudson Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Hudson Fire for Water Rescue, Merrimack River, south of the Sagamore Bridge.
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Squad 1 with the Marine Unit and Engine 2 from Merrill Park for a vessel in distress on the river.
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Squad 1 with the Marine Unit with Engine 2.
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Merrill Park for a vessel in distress, 1801.
00:20
You know who's responding?
00:21
O2 you're on.
00:22
Could be a vessel in distress.
00:23
The vessel is currently lost engine power and is adrift in the river.
00:28
Report to be south of the Sagamore Bridge.
00:30
We have notified Nashua and HP will be notified Marine Patrol as well.
00:35
That's interesting.
00:36
Can you confirm if Nashua is going to launch?
00:38
I did request they launch as this is a pontoon boat and the national marine unit is larger than ours.
00:45
I'm awaiting callback from that.
00:47
And you can confirm that they are south of the Sagamore?
00:50
So that's firm.
00:51
They are south of the Sagamore also going to be calling the south end town.
00:55
And you're 2-02.
00:56
Go ahead.
00:57
Where do you want to stage again?
00:58
Um,
00:59
just stage at Merrill Park right now?
01:01
But if it's south of the bridge, there's probably going to be in Thamesboro before you get there.
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Location mentioned:
Old Sagamore Bridge, Circumferential Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060
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