Three people on a commercial fishing boat were hurt when the vessel hit a concrete piling from the former Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard said the 20-foot vessel had damage to the left side of its bow, or the front part of the boat. All three people who were hurt have been taken to Boston hospitals and were expected to survive.
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The incident took place on the southeast side of Long Island. Images from the scene showed first responders' boats near what remains of the bridge from Quincy.
Boston EMS confirmed having multiple crews at a scene. Three people were seen being pulled from stretchers to ambulances.
"He took quite a hit," said a woman whose brother owns the boat and was on board. "He's pretty banged up."
She says her brother is a frequent fisherman in the area, adding that the weather played a role in the crash.
"It was a little cloudy but the fog rolled in and it was harder to see," the woman said. "He swerved to avoid something and then boom. It's nothing short of a miracle that all three men are OK."
NBC10 Boston has reached out to Massachusetts State Police as well.
