The Coast Guard says Ottawa County notified Sector Detroit at about 3 a.m. on July 18, 2026 that a vessel with three men aboard had run aground on rocks near Starve Island. A Station Marblehead response boat launched at 3:05 a.m. and arrived on scene at 3:41 a.m., pulling two men from the water at 4:20 a.m., one of them unconscious with major injuries; an Air Station Detroit MH-65 helicopter crew located and hoisted the third man, who had no reported injuries. One man was pronounced deceased at 6:20 a.m. All three were transported to hospitals in Cleveland and Port Clinton. The release urges mariners to "wear a properly fitted life jacket, monitor weather and water conditions, and carry reliable communication equipment every time they get underway."
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Coast Guard reports one dead after boat runs aground near Starve Island
Starve Island lies in the heavily trafficked water between South Bass and Kelleys islands, a run made constantly by boats out of Sandusky.
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