Create account

Coverage dated October 21, 2025

Family stranded for over a day after boat fire off Cape Cod rescued by helicopter

Headline from NBC New York

A stranded family was rescued on an island off Cape Cod after their boat caught fire, forcing them to swim to land, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

NBC New York's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    Family stranded for over a day after boat fire off Cape Cod rescued by helicopter (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    A stranded family was rescued on an island off Cape Cod after their boat caught fire, forcing them to swim to land, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

  2. CBS News

    Family escapes boat fire, spends 2 nights on island off Cape Cod before rescue (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A family swam to an island off the coast of Cape Cod and spent two nights there waiting for help after their boat caught fire.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Coast Guard rescues family stranded on island after boat catches fire off Cape Cod (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The family spent over a day stranded on Naushon Island before the Coast Guard received a distress call from them Wednesday night.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Family stranded for over a day after boat fire off Cape Cod rescued by helicopter | Since Then