Fishermen Train to Avoid Disaster

When something goes wrong at sea, like a boat capsizing or catching fire, fishermen have moments to make a series of decisions that may determine whether they live or die. But training for disaster can increase the likelihood of survival. That’s the idea behind a traveling safety training for fishermen that arrived in Cundy’s Harbor on Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6. The training was free and available to both fishermen and aquaculturists. Fishing Partnership Support Services, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, led classes at the Cundy’s Harbor Community Hall and hands-on exercises at the Holbrook Community Foundation. …