Has Anybody Been Out On The Frances Fleet?

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Close. It was a 'bit' off BI (like 80 NM). The Gail Frances blew a hydraulic line and sprayed fluid all over the engine. When they fired up the motors to head in (it was a Canyon Tuna trip) the fluid ignited.

The coolest part of the whole thing is they were rescued by the CG tall ship the Eagle which was on a training mission ! They were so far offshore the CG did not send another boat. Everyone was on the ship for two days until the Eagle finished its training and then brought everyone into a CT port. Frankie wanted to take the guys off the Eagle and get them home but the CG said "no, too dangerous to transfer at sea" so he towed the Gail home with everyones gear and the guys were bused from CT back to RI.

From what I heard, the crew did a great job in a difficult situation. Only injury I knew of was a guy broke his ankle when it was crushed between the tender and the Eagle as they boarded.

Best PR the CG had in a long time.