- Dates
- 1963-05-31 – 1963-06
- Kind
- Rescue
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeemergency-managementtransportation
- Within
- Saint James Harbor
Summary
On May 31, 1963, a boat traveling from Harbor Springs toward Beaver Island opened a seam and began taking on water. The June Beacon reports that the Coast Guard found the operator and towed the boat safely to the dock.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper rescue account. It does not provide the vessel name, Coast Guard log, or formal casualty investigation.
Sources
- Reports a May 31 distress near Beaver Island after a boat opened a seam, took on water, and lost engine-driven pumping; the Coast Guard found the operator and towed the boat safely to the dock.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published rescue report; it does not provide a Coast Guard log or casualty investigation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard tows a distressed boat near Beaver Island, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mercy-run-coast-guard-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1963, “Mercy Run.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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