The Grace Marie heading out at dusk.
Tag: Gloucester Fishing Boat
MIDNIGHT SUN HEADING HOME
FV Midnight Sun Ten Pound Island Lighthouse
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FV MY GRACE HEADING HOME FOGGY AFTERNOON
FV My Grace, Gloucester
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THE BRUTALITY OF FISHING IN WINTER
Not a job for the faint of heart.
Watching Joey and Captain Russell with his crew of the FV Lady Jane offload at Captain Joes on this last morning of 2017 you couldn’t help but be struck by the deadly dangerous conditions of working in frigid Arctic temperatures and blistering winds. Nearly every surface of the boat was covered in a thick layer of solid ice.
Prayers and best wishes to all our Gloucester fishermen for a safe and prosperous 2018.
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CAPTAIN MARC AND SAM FRONTIERO OF THE FV CAPT. NOVELLO HEADING OUT INTO THE FOG
A foggy Sunday morning and the captain and crew of the FV Capt. Novello are hard at work preparing for a day of fishing.
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Heading Out Into the Fog
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TIDE SKIPPER DRESSED IN HOLIDAY LIGHTS
Dominic Nesta’s mini-trawler “Tide Skipper” decked out for the season.
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AMANDA AND ANDY HEADING HOME
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Lady J. Heading Out at Daybreak
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Silhouettes ~ Capt. Joe Fishing Boat
Yesterday afternoon as the sun was setting I stopped down the Jodrey State Fish Pier to see if there was any ice left in the harbor. There was some, but it seemed mostly along the edges. Snapping photos of the Captain Joe fishing boat, I met the captain of the Captain Joe and, no surprise, his name is Captain Joe! He was super personable to talk with and asked whether I was speaking American English or was from Great Britain. I asked him from where was his accent and he said a combination of Sicilian and Italian. One of the crew joked and demanded a $100.00 per shot as he assumed I was working for an international magazine. Funny! I told them all about Good Morning Gloucester. If you read this Captain Joe, thanks for the photos of your beautiful boat in the setting sun!
I think the photos would be prettier if it were high tide, and will try again one afternoon.
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Amanda and Andy II Heading Home ~ And Don’t Forget to Vote! The Polls Are Open Until 8pm Tonight
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Theresa and Allyson Stern Trawler
Yesterday morning after filming the sunrise at Good Harbor I headed over to the harbor to film the Gloucester fleet’s comings and goings. The Theresa & Allyson was bound for port and what a beauty! She is a stern trawler, a type of dragger. You can read more about her owner, Allyson Jordan, and the boats origins here: Eat Local Fish. Also, found on the website is a concise history of New England ground fishing.
While filming, I am also photographing and plan to make more posts about our Gloucester fishing boats. I am not knowledgeable about ships and boats, but am very interested to learn, and love photographing them because they are beautiful. If I make an error in description or caption, please let me know. I would really appreciate your help–thank you!
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Chickity Check It!- Gloucester fishing boat washes up on Cohasset shores after storm Pics From Boston Harbor Beacon
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Gloucester fishing boat washes up on Cohasset shores after storm
Posted on November 10, 2012 by admin
This week’s Nor’easter, packing wind gusts up to 50mph, swept a Gloucester fishing boat all the way across Massachusetts Bay. This morning, while driving down Jerusalem Road in Cohasset, I was surprised to see the boat was still there, so I took these pictures from the street (the vessel appears to be on private property, so I couldn’t get much closer). The location of this vessel is near the intersection of Jerusalem Road and Atlantic Ave. Evidently, the boat broke from its mooring in Gloucester’s Magnolia Harbor, which is just over 22 miles away!
Click photo below for full sized pics of The F/V David and Jenna from Boston Harbor Beacon
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Crews Medically Evacuate Crewman from Gloucester Dragger Grace Marie
CAPE COD BAY, Mass. – U.S. Coast Guard crews medically evacuated a crewman from the Gloucester, Mass., based fishing vessel Grace Marie 10-miles north of Provincetown, Mass., Dec. 30, 2010.
Coast Guard Sector Boston watchstanders received a report from the Grace Marie captain that a 52-year old male had sustained an arm injury at approximately 11 p.m.
A HH-60 rescue helicopter crew, a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Provincetown and the 87-foot Patrol Boat Tiger Shark launched immediately to aid the injured man.
A boarding team from the Tiger Shark stabilized the man and transferred him to the 47-foot Motor Life Boat to be hoisted by the helicopter crew at 12 a.m.
The man was transported by the helicopter crew to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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This past June The Grace Marie Was Towed 178 By The Coast Guard as reported in this story
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Grace Marie Being Towed By Coast Guarg 178 Miles
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BOSTON – The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba is towing the fishing vessel Grace Marie to Provincetown and plans to arrive around 6 p.m., today.
The Grace Marie, a 65-foot Gloucester-based fishing vessel, was reported to be adrift without engine power on the southeast section of Georges Bank.
The crew of the Escanaba responded to the Grace Marie 150 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., Wednesday June 09, 2010.
The Escanaba arrived on scene just before sunset and quickly took the fishing vessel in tow. The Escanaba plans to tow the Grace Marie about 178 miles to just north of Provincetown, Mass., where they will be relieved by the fishing vessel Christine Elani.
Once the tow is complete, it will have lasted around 21 hours through gale force winds.
The Escanaba is a 270- foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Boston.
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FV Comet Gloucester, Ma. Video by Shelley Nugent
Shelley writes-
A video slide show of a Gloucester fisherman, his crew, and his boat, FV Comet. The photos were taken by myself, Shelley Nugent, Skipper Darren Hart, and a crew member. I heard this song while on this trip fish’n with Darren, it inspired this video. The crew is gillnet fishing off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts. I never tire of watching this, it’s beautiful. I spent a week working on this, trying to figure out programs and software. I enjoyed every minute of it. Please watch and enjoy.
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Fisherman Truck Series- Sal Sans
Sal owns the Janaya and Joseph. He likes his fishing bumper stickers, that’s for sure. Sal’s also a pretty laid back cat. Always in a good mood when he stops by to say hi.
Fisherman Truck Series, Sal Sans, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Gloucester Dragger The Midnight Sun
Here is the Testaverde’s Midnight Sun tied up at The State Fish Pier. Note the tarp over the net. You’ll find out why you see draggers with their nets covered by tarps in an upcoming video clip.
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Beautiful Industry – Dragger Pamet
The wire that comes off the winch goes through this block and is attached to the doors which get lowered into the ocean as the cable wire gets let off of the winch spool.
Beautiful Industry – Dragger Pamet, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Phil Bolger Boat Design Plan
Here is another page of the design plans for the Phil Bolger boat design 679. Note the small space that the boat can be built in. Susanne explained that the boat can be built in sections and then assembled piece by piece.
Click The Picture and select “all sizes” to view it full size.
Phil Bolger Boat Design, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Note that the cabin in the Robin Jean differs from the plan above in that it is pushed back toward the stern of the boat. The Phil Bolger design plan above which is a variation calls for the cabin to be pushed forward to allow for more deck space.
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