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Crew Member Fell Asleep on Trawler That Crashed on Maine Rocks, Owner Says

A crew member fell asleep with a 55-foot trawler operating on autopilot before it crashed onto rocks on the Maine coast last weekend, the fishing vessel’s owner said. The four crew members aboard the Tara Lynn II were rescued. But …

Failure of Doubler-Plated Hull Likely Caused Sinking of Gloucester Fishing Vessel

The failure of the doubler-plated hull under the engine room likely caused the flooding and sinking of a fishing vessel near Gloucester, Massachusetts last year, according to an investigative report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The fishing vessel Grace …

Federal Judge Divides Insurance Proceeds in Maine Fishing Boat Tragedy

A federal judge has divided almost $1 million in insurance proceeds between the families of four fishermen who died in 2020 when a fishing boat sank in high seas off the coast of Massachusetts. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock awarded …