August 9, 2024 — An 83-foot fishing vessel, Jacob Pike, sank over the winter during one of the severe storms that hit Maine’s coast. It has been sitting at the bottom of the New Meadows River in Harpswell for about seven months and is now to be removed.
The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating with the Maine Department of Environmental Protections (DEP), NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry (Bureau of Parks and Lands), and the Town of Harpswell, to develop a comprehensive plan to begin operations and safely remove the Jacob Pike.
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