Groom Patrick Mahoney, Hannah (Crawford) Mahoney and Boston police officer Joe Matthews on the dock at Thompson Island in Boston Harbor.
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Officers with the Boston Police Division’s harbor patrol unit got here to the rescue of a stranded groom and took him on their boat to his island marriage ceremony over the weekend, authorities mentioned.
Patrick Mahoney was attributable to get married Saturday on Thompson Island in the course of Boston Harbor when the ferry that was scheduled to carry him to the island — the place his bride-to-be, Hannah, and others had been ready for him — broke down, Boston police mentioned.
Officer Joe Matthews and others responded to the disabled boat. After they realized the state of affairs was “dire,” the officers escorted the groom to the island — together with the photographer, the DJ and all of the flowers. In whole, they transported over a dozen individuals.
“They had been there in a short time to get my groomsmen and all of our distributors out right here to the island and sort of save the day,” Mahoney instructed The Boston Globe.
Hours later, police mentioned, Matthews returned to the island to congratulate the couple earlier than they headed in the direction of their reception.
“It was good to get a pleasant name for a change and assist individuals out,” he mentioned. “They appeared joyful, and we had been joyful we may do it. All of it labored out.”
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