Five people were injured when a boat crashed onto Grays Rock in Marblehead Harbor on Thursday night, throwing at least one passenger into the water, officials said.
A person on the boat called 911 around 11 p.m., according to a local police dispatch.
“We got a 911 call from someone on a boat,” a dispatcher told the town’s harbormaster, according to the recording on Broadcastify. “They said it’s an emergency. They need help right away … On GPS it looks like they might have hit Grays Rock.”
Harbormasters from Marblehead, Salem, and Beverly recovered two injured passengers and returned them to State Street Landing, where they were taken to area hospitals, fire officials said.
Firefighters traveled to Grays Island on the Marblehead harbormaster’s boat and rescued another three people.
“Crews located a vessel that had come completely out of the water and was resting atop Grays Rock,” officials said.
Firefighters and the Salem harbormaster entered the water and recovered passengers who had been thrown from the boat, officials said.
Emergency medical care was provided as the injured were taken to the landing, where medical crews took over.
“Five patients were transported to area hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to serious,” officials said.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
John R. Ellement can be reached at john.ellement@globe.com. Follow him @JREbosglobe.