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Fishing boat adrift in Boothbay Harbor

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Staff Writer
Posted 2015-03-09
Last Modified 2015-03-09

The Westward was towed off rocks on Jan. 9 and was headed to Portland, the Boothbay Register newspaper reported.

The vessel has been a problem for the town, repeatedly breaking loose.

 

The fishing vessel Westward
The fishing vessel Westward
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