Nature Cruise Vessel Helps Disabled Sailboat Off Bar Harbor. Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Aug 29, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Historical Society. BAR HARBOR—The ALANI’s mayday came through early Friday afternoon across boating channels and fog, the words holding a frantic edge. “Mayday. Mayday. Mayday.” Coordinates came through and a location determined. And the Coast Guard heard. The crew of the Miss … Continue reading The Mayday Cut Through the Fog. The Miss Samantha Headed to the Rescue.