Wondering about the boat on its side in New Bedford? It’s the Eileen Rita. What to know

If you’re out on the New Bedford waterfront and see a rather worn looking vessel laying on its side, it wrecked in Boston Harbor more than a month ago and has returned to its home port. The New Bedford scalloper F/V Eileen Rita arrived back in New Bedford over the weekend, just over a month since she capsized and sank in Boston Harbor off Green Island on April 11. The 86-foot, 152 ton vessel was recently raised from the floor of Boston Harbor and towed back to New Bedford, still bearing visible damage from the incident. Now back in familiar waters, her future remains uncertain. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:38

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