Boaters rescued after getting Duffy boat stuck under bridge in Newport Harbor
Six passengers aboard a rented Duffy boat got stuck under a bridge in Newport Harbor on Tuesday night, authorities said.
Newport Beach fire officials responded to the 38th Street bridge shortly after 8 p.m., but a paddleboarder had already started bringing the boaters back to shore.
For the record:
4:01 p.m. May 6, 2024A previous version of this post incorrectly identified the bridge as the Newport Boulevard bridge. It is the 38th Street bridge.
The group told officials that they thought they could make it under the bridge, but got stuck and scraped the top of their electric boat, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol Sgt. Steve Marble.
As the tide continued to rise, the boat became lodged under the bridge, rendering it unable to move, Marble said.
No one was injured.
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