C7197kkk. [newspaper] LIGHTSHIP CREW’S PERILOUS VOYAGE – Forced to Bail From Ram Island Light to Port to Prevent Sinking
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C7197kkk. [newspaper] LIGHTSHIP CREW’S PERILOUS VOYAGE – Forced to Bail From Ram Island Light to Port to Prevent Sinking
C7197kkk. [newspaper] LIGHTSHIP CREW’S PERILOUS VOYAGE – Forced to Bail From Ram Island Light to Port to Prevent Sinking. Portland Evening Express & Advertiser. January 11, 1910. Article notes that five members of the crew started out toward the Cape Elizabeth lightship in the vessel’s new motor boat and made good time until off Ram Island Light, when suddenly the boat began to leak about the stern post. The water ran in so fast that three of the men were forced to bail continuously while the remaining two furiously kept the water from the engine. After finally reaching the pier in Portland , a tug was chartered and a new start was made for the lightship. The crew had been ashore and were in route to relieve the crew now on board. Most interesting reading. (Photocopy $1).