Trawler runs aground on rocks near the MMBT in the South Hampton Roads region

December 20, 2016 Mid Atlantic

The U.S. Coast Guard says a trawler ran aground on some rocks near the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel early Tuesday morning. The fishing vessel out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was landing a catch when it ran aground around 1:17 a.m. The Coast Guard worked with a tug boat to re-float the ship at high tide. The trawler was re-floated at about 1:30 p.m. and the vessel went on to a Newport News marina to offload its catch. No damage to the ship occurred, and no injuries are reported. link 18:39

near the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel, South Hampton Roads region, Trawler runs aground, Vessel Uknown

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The New England groundfish debacle (Part III): who or what is at fault? Nils E. Stolpe/FishNet

It took me a while to decide how to most accurately describe the situation that has been visited upon the New England fishing communities that are and since colonial times have been dependent on the groundfish fisheries.

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

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