Overview

• Police said the vessel left Salisbury Marina, began taking on water near the mouth of the Merrimack River, capsized, and later sank.
• One occupant was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and airlifted to a Boston hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• The missing person is a man in his 50s, according to Massachusetts State Police.
• Responding agencies included Newburyport Police and Fire, local harbormasters, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing.
• Search and recovery operations were suspended Saturday night due to large waves and dangerous rip currents tied to Hurricane Erin, and officials plan to resume when conditions improve.