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August 2011
Coast Guard finds hidden compartment on New Bedford scalloper
NEW BEDFORD — Coast Guard inspectors found an insulated, lit and drained secret compartment earlier this month on the 94-foot scalloper Vila Nova Do Corvo II belonging to
Carlos Raphael, who runs the largest fleet of fishing boats in the city.According to Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Hamel, an enforcement officer for the 1st Coast Guard District, the compartment was empty and large enough for a man to easily enter. It was discovered by removing a panel in the forward bulkhead of the crew head as the four-man inspection team surveyed the boat for unaccounted-for space.
http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/...NEWS/108190307
Fisherman Forced to Give Up Tuna has History of Violations
It turns out that the New Bedford, Massachusetts, commercial scallop fisherman who was forced to give up the 881-pound bluefin tuna he accidentally caught in a net last week has a history of fisheries violations.
http://boatinglocal.com/news/fisherm...iolations.html
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