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Harbor boat crash kills one, injures seven

By adamg on Sat, 07/17/2021 - 11:52am
First responder tends to victim of Boston Harbor boat crash

First responder tends to one victim. Photo by Live Boston.

Victim identified as Jeanica Julce, 27, of Somerville.

Live Boston reports seven people were injured and then rescued from Boston Harbor early this morning after a crash near Castle Island around 3 a.m.

The Coast Guard reports troopers on a State Police boat found the body of the eighth person, a woman, off Castle Island shortly after 10 a.m. None of the other seven suffered injuries considered life threatening.

Coast Guard Sector Boston watchstanders were notified just after 3 a.m., Saturday, of a center console vessel with eight people aboard colliding with a day board marker, sending all eight people into the water.

Video of the scene.
The remains of the boat.

In addition to Boston Police, the Boston Fire Department, the Coast Guard - including a helicopter crew from Cape Cod - State Police, state Environmental Police, Massport Police and Boston EMS responded to the crash.

Updates: 
Neighborhoods: 
South Boston
Topics: 
Crime
Free tagging: 
Boston Harbor
Castle Island
Jeanica Julce


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Comments

By Lmo on Sat, 07/17/2021 - 10:30pm.

I have never seen a boat so mangled. Thankfully 7 of the passengers seem to be “ok”. My heart aches for the family and friends of the woman who lost her life.

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By Lisfnord on Sun, 07/18/2021 - 5:56pm.

Given that BPD Homicide is handling this, and that it happened at 3 in the morning, I'm curious what was really going on.....

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By Lmo on Sun, 07/18/2021 - 9:32pm.

Booze

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By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 7:35pm.

Odds are quite in your favor on that. https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2019/october/...

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By Lmo on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 8:26pm.

Seeing the footage of the owner of the boat refusing medical care really nailed it.

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By Parkwayne on Sun, 07/18/2021 - 10:10pm.

Other than running lights are there any other marine regulations about operating at night like speed or is that basically at the boater's discretion or local markings like in the day time?

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By DLO on Mon, 07/19/2021 - 11:49am.

Is no one else appalled at the image in the segment?

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