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Crew safe after fishing boat stranded on Newfoundland’s south coast

February 15, 2024 Canada

The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Thursday morning that the crew of a fishing boat that ran aground off the coast of Fortune on Newfoundland’s south coast have been safely evacuated from the vessel. The ship, called the Cape Cordell, ran aground just outside Fortune Harbour on Wednesday as a blustery winter storm hit much of Newfoundland and Labrador. more, >>click to read<< 08:46

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Crew safe after fire onboard Ocean Choice vessel

January 30, 2020 Canada

A fire broke out and was contained onboard a fishing vessel Wednesday afternoon, with all crew safe and accounted for, according to Canadian seafood company Ocean Choice International. OCI said in a statement Wednesday evening it had been working to get the crew of the Newfoundland Lynx back to shore. >click to read< 08:22

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Crew Safe! Irish fishing boat ‘at risk’ after running aground

October 23, 2019 International News

An Irish-registered herring boat is at considerable risk after running aground on rocks at Ardglass, County Down. The five crew of the Dillon Owen, from County Cork, were rescued and are unharmed after it got into difficulties at 05:00 BST on Wednesday. An effort to refloat the vessel failed due to poor weather, according to the owners of Ardglass Harbour. Photos, >click to read< 10:20

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Dumping Day! Lobster fishery finally underway in southwestern N.S. – Crew safe after boat sinks

December 1, 2018 Canada

Shrouded in darkness, hundreds of fishing boats left the wharves in communities across western Nova Scotia early Saturday morning for the first day of lobster fishing season. Dumping Day, the day fishermen drop their traps into the water, is often regarded as one of the most dangerous days of the fishing season, since boats are loaded full of traps and rope and ride lower in the water than usual. >click to read<

Crew safe after boat sinks on 1st day of lobster fishing season – Four crew members are safe after their boat sank and they were rescued by another vessel on the first day of lobster fishing season on Saturday morning. The boat sank off Hacketts Cove, N.S., taking all the fishing gear with it,,, The JRCC confirmed it was notified of the sinking, and all crew members were wearing personal flotation devices. >click to read<09:53

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‘She’s got a good list on her,’ – Fishing crew safe in Burin after storm disables boat

June 28, 2018 Canada

The skipper and crew of a fishing boat disabled by high winds on the Grand Banks Monday night are happy to be back in port on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Skipper Les Fudge said he and his crew were aboard the Little Jack, about 120 miles from Burin, when the winds came up. They decided to head to shore, he said, when they lost propane and in the middle of changing over the tank, the spar and stabilizers came down. Luckily, there were other boats fishing in the area known as “the gully.” >click to read<11:34

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UPDATED! American Eagle Captain, Eight Crewmen board fire stricken Vessel, Suppress fire, Crew Safe

February 11, 2016 Western Pacific

The Coast Guard successfully coordinated the rescue of 42 people who abandoned ship when their caught fire approximately 1,800 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, Wednesday. An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point arrived on scene at 5:10 p.m. (HST), established communications with the fishing vessel’s crew and dropped a dewatering pump, flash lights and flares. Fong Seong 888, a Tuvalu-flagged oil tanker, arrived on scene at 5:30 p.m. (HST) to offer additional assistance. The captain of the American Eagle reported smoke had lessened from the disabled fishing vessel and boarded the vessel with eight crew members to suppress the fire. Read the rest here 07:03

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Gloucester F/V Terra Nova Sinks, Two Men Retrieved, then Tragedy

October 26, 2013 New England

BOSTON − Coast Guard crews rescued two male crew members after a commercial fishing vessel that was taking on water sank three miles east of Cape Ann, Mass., at approximately 10:30 p.m., Friday. The crew reported six feet of water in the forward cabin of the vessel and the onboard pumps were not able to keep up with the flooding. The crew anchored the vessel, donned immersion suits and abandoned ship. photo goodmorninggloucester more@uscgnews 08:22

With Sadness and Regret. It has been noted that Fisherman David Oakes of South Thomaston Maine has passed. Link

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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?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

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