CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) - May 4, 2009
Stevenson Weeks Sr., who represents Capt. Royal Smith Sr., said
after testimony resumed in a hearing into the disaster Monday that
he believes a snag caused the Lady Mary to sink about 60 miles off
Cape May on March 24.
Weeks based his conclusion on video from a remotely-piloted
undersea vehicle that showed the boat's dredge - still laden with
scallops - resting on the deck under 200 feet of water.
The dredge cable was not connected to it, raising the
possibility it might have gotten snagged on something, pulling the
ship down.
Only one of seven crewmen survived.
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