SOUTH PORTLAND –– Maine fishermen who were taught skills designed to improve safety in one of the most dangerous jobs in America.
The session, hosted by Fishing Partnership Support Services in cooperation with the Coast Guard and the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership, taught such skills as fire-fighting, damage control, cardiopulmonary resuscitation – and even how to swim in a bulky immersion survival suit.
Jeff Riccio, a fisherman for 10 years, said the program was useful.