Video: Historic schooner capsizes in Maine with 18 people aboard

Image: Youtube.
Image: Youtube.

Maine Maritime Museum-owned schooner, Mary E, capsizes in the Kennebec River.

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18 people have been rescued from the Kennebec river in Maine after the historic schooner, Mary E, capsized while sailing near Doubling Point, Bath.

A combined response from the Coast Guard, Bath Fire Department, security boats from Bath Iron Works, private vessels and a Sea Tow boat effected the rescue. Two people were transferred to hospital. Responders and the schooner’s crew were able to stabilise the vessel before she sank.

“The schooner Mary E suffered a knockdown off Doubling Point Light on the Kennebec River, just downriver from the museum,” the museum said in a statement.

“We are so grateful for the incredible efforts of the Mary E crew and the multiple organizations and individuals who assisted in bringing all those aboard safely to shore, including SeaTow, Bath Iron Works, Bath Police/Fire, Bath Harbor Patrol, and the Coast Guard.

The Mary E is a historic Kennebec-built schooner and is owned and maintained by the Maine Maritime Museum. She was built in 1906 at the site of the Bath Iron works and traded as a fishing and cargo vessel until 1944.

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