(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Roy A. Snyder)
CAPE MAY — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Finback tows the 71-foot fishing vessel Dictator Wednesday, April 15 after it was involved in a collision with the 965-foot merchant vessel Florida 47 miles off the coast of Cape May,
The Dictator is moored at the Dorchester Shipyard in Maurice River Township, for repairs.
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CAPE MAY– The Coast Guard is responding Tuesday to a boat collision 47 miles off the coast of Cape May.
The Coast Guard received a call from a crew member aboard the fishing boat Dictator, homeported in Southwest Harbor, Maine, at 2:21 p.m., reporting a United Kingdom flagged 965-foot merchant vessel named Florida collided with their boat.
The crew aboard the Dictator reported their rudder was damaged in the collision. The Dictator had eight crewmembers aboard and no injuries were reported.
The Coast Guard diverted a C-130 aircrew and launched the Cutter Finback and Cutter Dependable from Cape May to the scene.
The crew aboard the Finback is planning to tow the Dictator and crew to the nearest port.
A crew member aboard Florida reports they are able transit on their own power to Savannah, Ga.
The collision is under investigation
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