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Paints and Photographs scenes of Gloucester, Massachusetts Waterfront and Cape Ann. http://capeannpainter.wordpress.com/

I’m Getting Blown Right Now!

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Blown in Insulation that is.

Thanks to the heads up from GMG on the National Grid almost Free upgrade program.

About 2,500 dollars of work for $350.. All my LED Light upgrades were free. About $1000, worth

I paid the extra $350. for blown in insulation, Roof vent Basement joists dams. They give you that option if you need or want  it.

Great deal!

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If I was Mayor!

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MAYOR WALNUTS
MAYOR WALNUTS

If I was Mayor..

Get rid of the $20 fee for resident yearly beach fees.

Get rid of Purple Bags or make them strong enough so they don’t leave trash all over the roads.

Just my humble F’n opinion.

signed,

Paul F. Frontiero Jr.

RIP “BLAZE”

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I Had to put my Girl BLAZE to sleep this morning. She had a rough couple of weeks. She helped me through a rough couple of years. She was a sweetheart. She’s now with my son and father.

I brought her to the GMG headquarters a few years ago. She almost took down GMG that day. I was so proud of her!  🙂

I will miss my sidekick so much.

RIP “BLAZE” 2001-2015

Blaze a few years before we saved her
Blaze a few years before we saved her

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Chester Poling 01/10/1977

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“We were hit by a wave, one of those big waves maybe 30 feet high,” said Chester Poling crewman Harry Selleck of Pawtucket, R.I., “It just came in and broke the ship in half…”

10 January 1977- Six Rescued off Tankship Chester Poling off Gloucester.

Coast Guard Cutter Cape George received a mayday broadcast from the motor tankship Chester A. Poling. The 281-foot tankship was breaking in half in high seas and sinking approximately eight miles ESE of Gloucester Harbor, Massachus…

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"We were hit by a wave, one of those big waves maybe 30 feet high," said Chester Poling crewman Harry Selleck of Pawtucket, R.I., "It just came in and broke the ship in half…" 10 January 1977- Six Rescued off Tankship Chester Poling off Gloucester. Coast Guard Cutter Cape George received a mayday broadcast from the motor tankship Chester A. Poling. The 281-foot tankship was breaking in half in high seas and sinking approximately eight miles ESE of Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts, with seven crew members. CGCs Cape George, Cape Cross, Firebush, Decisive and boats from Coast Guard Station Gloucester, Point Allerton, and Merrimack River and aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod all responded. The Cape George arrived on scene and rescued two persons stranded on the bow section. A CG HH-3F rescued the first person from the stern of the tankship and a second crewman fell off the stern while attempting to jump into the rescue basket. At this time the stern section rolled over, throwing the remaining three survivors into the frigid seas. CGC Cape Cross moved in and rescued two of the crewmen while the HH-3F rescued a third. The six survivors were taken to Gloucester Station and transferred to a local hospital.

Loss of the F/V Patriot January 3rd 2009

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On January 3, 2009 the F\V Patriot was lost at Sea with both crewmen.

That morning I went to the State Fish Pier to watch the fleet leaving the Harbor and have a cup of coffee. I always have my police scanner tuned to the Marine Channels. I had it on when I heard the Horrible news of them finding debris and a crewman in the water. I followed the drama all day. Here are some of the Photos I took of The Patriot before the sinking and some photos of the USGC Helicopter bringing back a crew member.

The Danielle Marie before the Name Change to the Patriot

The Patriot docked at the State Fish Pier

Matteo Russo Gets ready to Board his Boat The F\V Patriot

F\V Patriot viewed from Gorton’s Wharf 2008

The Patriot gets ready to Dock 2008All above photos by: Paul F. Frontiero Jr.

 

Here is the story from the Gloucester Daily Times and a few photos I took of the Patriot in 2008.  Also, Joey has some great pictures and video of inside the Patriots wheelhouse and engine room.

From the Gloucester Daily Times;

Mourning the Patriot

Trawler tragedy claims lives of two fishermen

“By Richard Gaines The Gloucester Daily Times Sun Jan 04, 2009, 10:52 PM EST

As president of the Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association, Angela Sanfilippo has dealt many times with tragedy at sea. It never gets easier.

“This is a shocker,” she said Saturday, referring to the loss of the Patriot and the lives of two local fishermen. “This was the perfect boat. Gloucester has one more time been stricken.”

The two members of a Gloucester fishing family — the husband and father of Josephine Russo — were lost at sea early Saturday when the family-owned Patriot, a modern, 54-foot, steel-hulled trawler fishing alone on Middle Bank, about 15 miles from port, sank after an apparent catastrophic failure.

CLICK THE LINK FOR THE REST OF THE STORY; http://www.gloucestertimes.com/Patriot/x645317002/Mourning-the-Patriot

Here are Links to the USCG Final Action Report and the USCG Timeline chart on the F/V Patriot sinking.

Coast Guard Final Action Memo FV PATRIOT.pdf

Enclosure 3 – FV PATRIOT Timeline Graphic.pdf

Here are the links to Joey’s Videos;

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/lost-screencast-from-patriot-engineroom/

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/matteo-russos-patriot-wheelhouse-video-2/

Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel east of Gloucester, Massachusetts

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Coast Guard assists disabled fishing vessel east of Gloucester, Massachusetts

Posted: 01 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST

1st Coast Guard District News
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews assisted a disabled fishing vessel 35 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Thursday.

At about 4 p.m., Wednesday, the three person crew of the fishing vessel Kristin and Michael notified watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Boston that their vessel was experiencing engine problems and they had become disabled. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba was diverted to the scene and took the Kristen and Michael in tow.

The crew of the Escanaba transferred the tow to a Coast Guard Station Gloucester crew, who then safely moored the Kristen and Michael at their homeport in Gloucester Harbor at about 9:30 a.m.

There were no medical concerns on board.