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New Hampshire yacht fire: 3 people, 2 dogs rescued from water after jumping overboard
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NEW CASTLE, N.H. — Three folks and two canines have been rescued after leaping overboard when a fireplace erupted on a yacht within the Piscataqua River, New Hampshire State Police mentioned.
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In accordance with WFXT, the blaze started about 4 p.m. Saturday because the 70-foot yacht, a 2007 Marlow known as the “Elusive,” traveled towards Wentworth Marina in New Fortress. The boat was “fully crammed with smoke” simply minutes later, police mentioned in a information launch.
“Three passengers, in addition to two household canines, jumped overboard because the boat grew to become engulfed in flames,” mentioned the discharge, which added that the NHSP Marine Patrol responded “inside minutes.”
BOAT FIRE ON PISCATAQUA RIVER
On Saturday, June 18, 2022 simply after 4 PM, #NH E-911 obtained a name of a ship on fireplace on the Piscataqua River, close to Little Harbor in Newcastle, NH. #NHSP #MarinePatrol have been notified and on scene inside minutes. pic.twitter.com/21VgMaVPUN
— New Hampshire State Police (@NH_StatePolice) June 19, 2022
The Portsmouth Fireplace Division mentioned one other boat rescued the passengers and introduced them ashore, the place they have been taken to a close-by hospital and handled for “minor accidents and hypothermia,” WFXT reported. Police additionally tweeted that the canines have been “protected and doing nicely.”
In the meantime, the boat “drifted out of the harbor with the outgoing tide throughout the state line into Maine,” the discharge mentioned. “Efforts by a number of companies to avoid wasting the boat have been unsuccessful.”
The U.S. Coast Guard mentioned the yacht was totally engulfed by 5:37 p.m., in keeping with WFXT. It sank close to Kittery, Maine, police mentioned.
It was not instantly clear what prompted the fireplace, police mentioned.
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New Hampshire
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New Hampshire State Police responded to a crash Friday evening on Interstate 95 northbound in Portsmouth.
The crash happened near Exit 5 and closed the highway in the northbound direction, but police said around 7:45 p.m. that one lane had reopened.
Authorities did not have any word on injuries.
Drivers are being asked to avoid the area if possible. Delays and detours are expected.
No further details were immediately available.
CONTACT:
Heidi Holman, NH Fish and Game: 603-271-2461
Haley Andreozzi, UNH Cooperative Extension: (603) 862-5327
January 10, 2025
Concord, NH — Butterflies serve as important biodiversity indicators for ecosystem health and provide food for many speciess, such as migrating birds. There are more than 100 typess of butterflies in New Hampshire, but data on their presence and distribution is limited. With butterflies using forests, fields, wetlands, and backyards all over the state, volunteer observations are critical to providing a landscape view of these species.
A five-part online training series hosted by the NH Butterfly Monitoring Network will provide information on butterflies in New Hampshire, butterfly biology and identification, and how to get involved with the Network. The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network is a collaborative effort with a goal of engaging volunteers in counting and identifying butterflies across New Hampshire. Data collected by volunteers can contribute to the understanding of long-term trends in butterfly populations and inform conservation actions for both common and declining species.
Webinars in the series will include:
February 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Intro to New Hampshire Butterflies
Mark Ellingwood, Wildlife Biologist and Volunteer with the Harris Center for Conservation Education
February 26, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Wetland Butterflies of New Hampshire
Rick Van de Poll, Ecologist and Certified Wetland Scientist
March 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Butterflying New Hampshire’s Woodlands
Levi Burford, Coordinator of the Errol Butterfly Count
March 26, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Identifying New Hampshire’s Grassland Butterflies
Amy Highstrom, Coordinator of the Lake Sunapee Butterfly Count, and Vanessa Johnson, NH Audubon
April 9, 6:30–7:30 p.m.: Become a Volunteer Guide with NH Butterfly Monitoring Network
Haley Andreozzi, UNH Extension
All butterfly enthusiasts are welcome, with or without prior experience. For more information and to register for the session(s) you are interested in, visit nhbutterflies.org.
The NH Butterfly Monitoring Network is led by the NH Fish and Game Department and UNH Cooperative Extension with collaboration from partners statewide, including NH Audubon, Tin Mountain Conservation Center, the Harris Center for Conservation Education, and Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust.
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