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‘Mayday, mayday!’ 4 escape sinking fishing boat off coast of Cape Cod

By Boston 25 News Staff

Fishing boat sinks off Cape Cod Four people escaped from a fishing boat that sank off the coast of Provincetown on Tuesday. (TowBoatUS Provincetown)

By Boston 25 News Staff

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — A fishing boat sank off the coast of Cape Cod Tuesday morning.

The Coast Guard said four people were aboard the 34-foot vessel, the Angela & Mary, when it sank about two miles from Race Point in Provincetown.

The fishermen sent out a mayday call and were able to get into a life raft before the boat went under. The Coast Guard received the distress call around 10:10 a.m.

Fishing boat sinks off Cape Cod Four people were able to get into a life raft before their fishing boat sank off the coast of Provincetown. (TowBoatUS Provincetown)

The Coast Guard said the group was brought to shore by a Good Samaritan.

No injuries were reported.

Cape Cod fishing boat distress call

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