BEFORE DAWN, Jerry Leeman churned through inky black waters, clutching the wheel of the fishing vessel Harmony. The 85-foot trawler, deep green and speckled with rust, was returning from a grueling fishing trip deep into the Atlantic swells. Leeman and his crew of four had worked 10 consecutive days, 20 hours a day, to haul […]
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Lone survivor recalls scallop boat sinking
Three fishermen were killed at sea this week in a tragedy that will be long remembered by their families and others in New Bedford. A fourth man survived, and told his harrowing tale to WHDH reporter Jonathan Hall, who interviewed him in his hospital room where he was recovering from hypothermia. “We took one over […]
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Lone survivor recalls scallop boat sinking
THREE FISHERMEN were killed at sea this week in a tragedy that will be long remembered by their families and others in New Bedford. A fourth man survived, and told his harrowing tale to WHDH reporter Jonathan Hall, who interviewed him in his hospital room where he was recovering from hypothermia. “We took one over […]