Overview

• Authorities say a 47-foot vessel that left Salisbury Marina took on water, capsized and sank near the mouth of the Merrimack River.
• The boat’s owner was rescued and taken to a Boston hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while a second man in his 50s remains missing.
• Multi-agency teams from the U.S. Coast Guard, Massachusetts State Police, Newburyport police and fire, and Environmental Police conducted searches through Sunday after suspending efforts Saturday night due to conditions.
• Sunday’s operations included sonar scans, divers, and surface and air patrols that recovered portions of the wreckage but did not locate the missing man.
• Rough seas and life-threatening rip currents linked to Hurricane Erin prompted beach closures and produced 6- to 8-foot waves that hindered rescue work.