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I fish on Stellwagen Bank in a 22 foot small, open cockpit, 27 Horsepower Diesel powered wooden launch and I always feel safe. (In the late 1960's I passed a U.S. Power Squadron course in Navigation and Boat Safety (before GPS) and I always put on an automatic inflatable PFD (made in the UK) before SOLACE leaves the dock of her home port of Green Harbor.)
I suspect the unfortunate mariners in this incident were weekend boaters were Bluefin Tuna fisherman, not experienced sailors.
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