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Thanks, Coast Guard
This has, in many ways, been a tragic year for Gloucester fishermen — from the January sinking of the F/V Patriot and the loss of its crew, to the loss of lobsterman Jaime Ortiz in October.
 

It's also been a difficult year for the U.S Coast Guard, which justifiably drew fire for its delayed response to the Patriot's demise. And it was a bit unsettling to learn that a Coast Guard plane that briefly played a role in last week's towing rescue of a stranded Gloucester-based lobster boat was on the scene because it was carrying out enforcement of federal fisheries regulations.

But the Coast Guard's efforts in leading the 77-foot Michael & Kristen to safety after it lost engine power more than 200 miles out sea last week was indeed nothing short of heroic.

Read the complete story at The Gloucester Daily Times.

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