CAPE MAY, N.J. - April 14, 2009 - A Coast Guard spokesman says no one among the eight-member crew
of the 71-foot fishing boat Dictator, homeported in Southwest
Harbor, Maine, was injured when the boat collided with the 965-foot
merchant vessel Florida.
The Dictator's rudder was damaged in the collision shortly
before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, leaving it unable to proceed under its
own power.
The Coast Guard says the Cutter Finback, dispatched from Cape
May, was planning to tow the Dictator and its crew to the nearest
port.
The Florida was proceeding to Savannah, Ga.
The accident is under investigation.
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