Gloucester’s and Down East Maine’s fishing communities are once again dealing with loss and pain.
On Friday, a 26-year-old crewman from Maine died and his crewmate suffered life-threatening injuries reportedly from a snapped rope aboard a Maine scallop vessel fishing out of Gloucester.
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Ethan Forman may be contacted at 978-675-2714, or at [email protected].
