On June 1, 2020 the students of Wheatley High School participated in a virtual field trip with fishermen John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski, authors of The Speck in the Sea which recounts how Aldridge fell overboard in 2014 but was rescued 14 hours later by the Coast Guard with Sosinski’s guidance. This program was part […]

Bill Marinaccio of Freeport describes his experiences during Hurricane Carol with his father Carmine Marinaccio, a charter boat captain.

Fisherman Tony Sougstad of Freeport recounts how fisherman Dick Abbott survived a hurricane that claimed the lives of other Freeport fishermen.