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Five Wild Days Aboard a New England Squid Boat
Corey Harris wasn’t concerned about the storm. The captain of Rhonda Denise, a 77-foot commercial trawler, he’d been stuck in port all week, as two nor’easters, in early March, slammed the New England coast back-to-back. Now a third brewed offshore. But Harris saw an opportunity. “We’ll thread the needle between the storms,” he told me over the phone. We’d catch as much squid as possible, then haul ass back to port before the next system hit. Bring seasickness medicine, he added. “It’ll be rough—but worth it.”>click to read<15:51
F/V Rhonda Denise and Coast Guard units assist Shinnecock F/V Tradition
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Shinnecock in Hampton Bays, N.Y., received a report around 11:30 p.m, Thursday, from the crew of the fishing vessel Rhonda Denise who was assisting the that was disabled and adrift due to a fire in the engine room. The Rhonda Denise crew attempted to tow the 63-foot disable vessel Tradition, but the towline parted and they were unable to re-establish a tow due to weather conditions. The on scene weather conditions during the initial incident were winds blowing at 20-25 knots; seas were 5-9 feet with water temperature at 44 degrees. more@uscgnews 16:33 photo: F/V Rhonda Denise
