1980’s

Gloucester Daily Times July 17, 1984 By Kevin Sullivan In October 1981, a 20-pound steel block fell 20-feet from the rigging of the eastern-rigged dragger Racketeer and broke skipper DiMercurio’s arm. DiMercurio’s insurance carrier, New Hampshire Insurance Company, of Manchester, N.H., offered a $20,000 settlement for the accident, which left DiMercurio with a steel plate […]

Gloucester Daily Times Wednesday, December 7, 1983 by Sean Murphy At one end of the waterfront, Tom Linsky and crew seem always to be doing something interesting: whether hauling a 13-ton boiler by hoist or putting the world’s largest aluminum catamaran up on the rails, there’s an abundance of the intriguing, curious and/or amusing. Happy […]

The Boston Herald By Sonia Turek A 60-year old Somerville man whose right arm was mangled aboard a fishing trawler two years ago will get at least $800,000 from the ship owner in an out-of-court settlement. The settlemet – a flat $400,000 and $23,000 a year for life – is “exceptional” because seaman Jose Ciumbra […]