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Boat engineer identified as person pulled from harbor on Christmas Eve

A fishing vessel crewmember whose body was pulled from the North Channel of Gloucester Harbor just off the Jodrey State Fish Pier shortly after noon Christmas Eve day has been identified in reports from the Essex County District Attorney’s Office and Gloucester Police. The man who died was 69-year-old Donaldo Thompson who appeared to be from Florida. The investigation remains open pending reports from the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Essex DA spokesperson Sharyn Lubas wrote in an email. Thompson served as crewmember and boat engineer aboard the F/V Reliance which was docked at the Jodrey State Fish Pier at the time, according to a Gloucester police report. The vessel, which has been known to fish for menhaden, was tied up at the Jodrey State Fish Pier on Wednesday. 3 photos, more, >>click to read<< 17:38

Chief Engineer tells court of alleged knife attack in Highland Harbour

Andres Grana, from Spain, said he was asleep on board the Brisca when he was woken up and told of the alleged trouble between the skipper Adolfo Pego-Brion and the first mate Marcial Antonio Torres. He rushed from his cabin shortly before midnight on August 20 last year to find the two men grappling with each other in the wheelhouse of the 89ft longliner.,,, “When I went up (to the wheelhouse), I saw there was blood on the floor. The chief mate was grabbing the captain.” >click to read< 08:51