Abba Breaks Up

A 36-foot foot Beneteau was dismasted yesterday in the outer Edgartown harbor and five people aboard were rescued. Charlie Blair, harbor master, said the accident happened around 2 p.m. in the afternoon. He said the boat called Abba, out of Hyannis, lost its mast near the R6 buoy. The wind, according to the airport, was blowing southwest at 15 mph.

Mr. Blair said he couldn’t understand what had caused the accident.