Marine Police save lives

Chicago police officers rescued nine people tonight from a boat that was in distress on the lakefront near Diversey Harbor, officials said.

Police Marine Unit officers responded to the area of a flare from a ship that was taking on water about a half mile east of Diversey Harbor at about 10:30 p.m., authorities said.

The nine people, all males and a dog, were taken to Belmont Harbor where they refused treatment, according to fire media information.

The U.S. Coast Guard was called to the scene to recover the boat that sank beneath the waters, officials said.