Adventurous Salem veteran lost at sea as crab boat capsizes
NEWPORT – When things went wrong, they went wrong quickly.
What had been a successful run south from Newport on Sunday to collect end-of-the-season crab pots turned deadly in an instant for the commercial fishing vessel Das Bug.
The 40-foot boat was just beginning to make a turn to head into port when captain Perry Bordeaux noticed something did not feel right. Then the boat began to roll and did not stop. Within 30 seconds…
