Police Capt. Lou D’Amelio said the first police officer to arrive was Scott Ray, who could see that the 85-foot vessel had rolled on to its side and there were people trapped in the engineering spaces. Several people had already been evacuated through a porthole on the boat. The engineering spaces were still flooding and it became clear that at least one person on the vessel would not be able to fit out through the porthole.
D'Amelio said, "Officer Ray grabbed a fire axe off of the nearby dock and climbed on to the side of the boat. He smashed out one of the larger armored portholes and was able to facilitate the rescue of the rest of the people on board. Fortunately, there were no major injuries." But, the last person off the boat was taken to the hospital for superficial injuries and others reported scrapes and bruises.
A marine salvage crew was on scene Monday and an effort to re-float the boat may be attempted Monday night. Timing will depend on the decisions made by the salvage group, the insurance company representatives and the tides and weather.
There is no evident threat to the environment from this incident. The vessel had approximately 120 gallons of fuel on board, which has been contained. A spill boom has also been put in place.