Before lobster, Maine had a thriving sardine industry. A sunken ship reminds us of its storied past
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 83-foot (25-meter) motor boat that was one of many first refrigerated sardine carriers through the heyday of Maine’s sardine trade goes to be scrapped after a restoration operation to retrieve the sunken vessel. The Jacob Pike fell sufferer to a storm final winter. The 21-year-old great-great-grandson of the vessel’s namesake … Read more