Marshfield man found on stolen vessel suspected of setting blaze that sank lobster boat

October 31, 2019 New England

A Marshfield man found on a stolen vessel in a river that runs along Route 3 is suspected of setting a fire that destroyed and sank a lobster boat in Scituate on Wednesday morning, officials said. Officers responding to a report of a large fire on the South River in Scituate around 5:50 a.m. found a 40-foot lobster boat completely engulfed in flames, according to the Marshfield Police Department. David Pongonis, 36, of Marshfield, was later intercepted by a harbormaster’s boat as he traveled east along the North River, police said. >click to read< 07:23

David Pongonis 36, found on stolen vessel, lobster boat fire, Marshfield, Marshfield Police Department, sank lobster boat in Scituate, suspected of setting blaze

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