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November 30, 2017 13 mins

Every year, hundreds of Gloucester fishermen went to sea and never returned. Howard Blackburn should have been one of them. His story of survival against the odds made him a local hero, but he didn’t stop there. He went on to perform one of the great feats of seafaring - and then he did it again.

 

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“Emmit Sprak” by Blue Dot Sessions

“Freezing” by David Szesztay

“Celadon” by Podington Bear

“In My Head” by Podington Bear

“Sad Cyclops” by Podington Bear

“Skeptic” by Podington Bear

 

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Cape Ann Museum

Three Sheets to the Wind

 

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