BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 29, 2024
Harpswell officials are working to raise a historic 83-foot fishing boat that’s been leaking oil in the New Meadows River after it was sunk by one of the twin storms that hit Maine’s coast in January. But it’s unclear who would pay for that work or how quickly it could happen. It’s also questionable whether a new owner would be able to save the boat once it’s recovered, although a relative of its original owner is making a longshot effort to do so. Derelict boats appear to be a growing problem along sections of Maine’s coast. There’s been an uptick in old vessels being abandoned in Portland Harbor.