Boat drifts without anchor or lights near Riverfront NW Park, Toledo OH


A blue and white 28-foot powerboat was drifting near Riverfront Northwest Park without an anchor, navigation lights, or radio. The boat could not drop its anchor, prompting a water rescue operation. The Coast Guard was notified.
Audio|Source: Lucas County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Water rescue, engine 13, engine 5, engine 5, engine 12, medic 3, medic 19, 134, battalion 1, river rescue,
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in front of riverfront northwest park, channel 5, water rescue, engine 135, engine 5, engine 12, medic 3, medic team, 134, battalion 1, river rescue,
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in front of riverfront northwest park,
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channel 5.
00:30
Heart dispatch, you can show medic 57 out of service.
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577 out, 2100.
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As a 21 to fire dispatch.
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Just to be aware, we are staged currently. Let us know when TPD arrives and if they need us.
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Okay, 21, 2100.
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Take 3, fire dispatch.
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Mediq 3. Medic 3.
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What channel is this water rescue going to be on?
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This will be Channel 5.
01:02
Answer 41 you cancels.
01:05
Answer 41 are you canceled.
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Copy 5. Do you know where they would like us to respond to?
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One thirty-quartered dispatch is water rescue on Channel 5.
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It's making on stage.
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Affirmative, Channel 5.
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2101 stage.
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Okay.
01:29
Okay. One dispatch, go ahead and read the text and everyone's in route.
01:36
Fire dispatch, all crews are responding to the river rescue.
01:39
It looks like there's going to be a blue and white powerboat,
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coasting,
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drifting out.
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They're unable to drop the anchor.
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There's no navigation or lights and no radio. It's a 28-foot white and blue powerboat.
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One copy. Is anyone in distress and is the Coast Guard to notify?
02:02
This came in from the Coast Guard, so they are notified.
02:06
While resting around.
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