Boat captain killed off coast of Plymouth

By O’Ryan Johnson | Thursday, June 11, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Coverage

The captain of a fishing trawler was killed today when a line holding the net being towed behind the boat snapped and struck him in the head off the Plymouth coast, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.

The 40-foot boat out of Plymouth was 10 miles out when the first mate, and the only other person on board, radioed a distress call about 3 p.m., Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer James Rhodes said.

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