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Doubler plating of hull blamed for sinking of $650k US groundfish vessel

'Observing that the bilge pumps were not keeping up with the rising water level, the captain ordered the crew to prepare to abandon the vessel'

By Jason Huffman | July 12, 2023 16:34 BST
The Grace Marie, a fishing vessel that sunk about 80 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in July 2022. Photograph from National Transportation Safety Board report published in June 2023.
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The Grace Marie, a 65-foot, 45-year-old groundfish trawler, went down off the coast of Massachusetts in July 2022 due to an inappropriate hull repair, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded [...]

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