So, you bought yourself a boat

Commercial fishing vessels, like the Rough Times, shown above, get a right of way on the water. This doesn’t apply to recreational fishing vessels. v

August 2024

By Jack Farrell

We had just finished loading propane and diesel on the Shining Star for Star Island on a scorching July afternoon along the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth. The tide was at peak flood. As we disconnected the diesel hose, a call came over the radio from a 50-foot steel research vessel that was drifting...