Calvert fisherman Laurie Sullivan remembered fondly

People in Calvert, on the southern shore of Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula, are mourning the loss of fisherman Laurie Sullivan, 59, who died Wednesday after he was pulled from the water near the town’s wharf.  “It’s such a shock to everybody and his passing has had an impact on everybody,” said Denise Sullivan, a long-time friend and neighbor. Residents of the community say Sullivan was working alone on his boat, the Princess Shaneen, and somehow he ended up in the ocean near it. Like other fishermen in Calvert, he was getting ready to go crab fishing. It was icy at the time, and it’s believed no one saw or heard him fall from the deck. Sadly, continue reading the story here 15:54

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