Fishermen Rescue Three From Burning Boat

By Erik Hidle

PROTECTION ISLAND — Three men were rescued by passing fishermen from a boat out of Port Townsend that was still burning in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Wednesday night and was expected to sink.

Rob Sutherland said the three men on the bow of a burning and listing 65-foot shrimping vessel were ready to jump into the water to escape the blaze when he pulled his 17-foot fishing vessel up to the bow and plucked them to safety Wednesday afternoon.

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