Tag Archives: F/V Prudence
Nathan Carman trial: Lobsterman who was fishing in Block Canyon expected to testify Friday
The first three days of Nathan Carman’s federal civil trial have focused on changes he made to his boat, but starting today lawyers for his insurance company hope to call witnesses who will challenge Carman’s version of how the Chicken Pox actually sank with his mother on board. Among the witnesses slated to testify Friday is lobsterman Alex Aucoin, captain of the 82-foot Prudence, who is expected to say that he and his crew were fishing in the Block Canyon area off Long Island on the same day and within a few miles of where Carman reported going down. >click to read< 10:20
Fishing boat captain’s report challenges Nathan Carman’s account of his sinking boat, mother’s disappearance, escape by raft
A fishing boat captain’s report could cast doubt on Nathan Carman’s account of where his boat, the Chicken Pox, sank in waters off Block Island, his mother was lost, and he clambered into a fluorescent orange inflatable raft and began eight days of drifting before his rescue in September 2016. Alex Aucoin, captain of the 82-foot Prudence, an offshore lobster vessel, said in court papers filed Wednesday his crew was fishing in a spot on the same day and within a few miles of where Carman reported going down and did not see any sign of a sinking boat, a raft or anyone in distress. >click to read< 09:04