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Lobster boat capsizes off of Bailey Island
A lobster boat with two people on board capsized off of Bailey Island. According to the Emergency Management Director for the town of Harpswell, Art Howe, an uncle, 60, and his nephew, 15, were in the process of hauling a trap when an unexpected wave hit the boat which caused them to capsize about a mile off of Land’s End on the tip of Bailey Island. >click to read< 18:34
Two fishermen dead after lobster boat capsizes
Two fishermen are dead after a lobster boat capsized on the water off Inverness County early Saturday morning. Nova Scotia RCMP say they recieved a 911 call at around 6 a.m. about a fishing vessel that had capsized less than 100 metres from the shore near Port Hood. There are few details available at this time, but sources say a 30-foot lobster boat carrying three fishermen capsized near the community of Colindale, N.S. Three men on board were thrown from the boat, and one of them was able to swim to shore. Video, >click to read<20:33
