Rockport lobster boat a total loss after breaking loose, and carried by seas to North Haven rocks
Rockport-based La Boat III was discovered on North Haven after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on January 24. (Photo courtesy of Abbie Leonard)
Rockport-based La Boat III was discovered on North Haven after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on January 24. (Photo courtesy of Abbie Leonard)
LaBoat III, in Rockport Harbor, Summer 2018. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
LaBoat III and its float beached on North Haven island as seen from the air on Friday, January 25. (Photo by Shawn Michaud/ Penobscot Island Air)
LaBoat III and its float beached on North Haven island as seen from the air on Friday, January 25. (Photo by Shawn Michaud/ Penobscot Island Air)
Rockport-based La Boat III was discovered on North Haven after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on January 24. (Photo courtesy of Abbie Leonard)
Rockport-based La Boat III was discovered on North Haven after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on January 24. (Photo courtesy of Abbie Leonard)
LaBoat III, in Rockport Harbor, Summer 2018. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
LaBoat III and its float beached on North Haven island as seen from the air on Friday, January 25. (Photo by Shawn Michaud/ Penobscot Island Air)
LaBoat III and its float beached on North Haven island as seen from the air on Friday, January 25. (Photo by Shawn Michaud/ Penobscot Island Air)
ROCKPORT - F/V La Boat III, of Rockport, was lost to the sea after its personal float in Rockport broke free overnight on Thursday, January 24. The boat was discovered broken apart on the rocks of North Haven, a Penobscot Bay island more than 10 miles offshore, according to Marine Patrol Sgt. Matt Talbot.
The vessel belongs to Danny Dodge, of Rockport.
According to Sgt. Talbot, La Boat III was tied to a personal float in Rockport Harbor near the Goose River footbridge. The boat has been a fixture at Rockport Harbor for years, and is part of the town’s fishing fleet.
The float apparently broke loose and it, with the vessel, which drifted in the dark to North Haven, where it was discovered badly damaged on the island, on Stand In Point, near the monument.
Rockport Harbormaster Abbie Leonard said that the fishing community on North Haven and its sister Island, Vinalhaven, were extremely helpful and concerned about the unfortunate situation.
Sadly, the boat later broke into pieces, rendering it a total loss, said Talbot.
This story will be updated.
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