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‘Pretty lucky’: Vinalhaven lobsterman describes swim from burning boat
David Anthony peered over the side of his boat toward the engine and saw the flames. At that point, he knew there wasn’t much of a choice to make. “I knew we had to go over,” he said. What was supposed to be a routine day of pulling up lobster traps for the season turned into a harrowing few hours Tuesday for the 47-year-old Vinalhaven lobsterman and his son and sternman, Blake, 21. Read the rest here 09:02