Rockland United in Wake of Vandalism ; a Schooner Captain Says Damage to One of the Historic Vessels On Sunday Happened 'to All of Us.'

Portland Press Herald › December 14, 2007

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Rockland is home to the largest fleet of traditional windjammer schooners in the country, and to a close-knit community of tall- ship sailors.

So when the 120-foot-long J.&E. Riggin was vandalized, that community was upset.

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Rockland United in Wake of Vandalism ; a Schooner Captain Says Damage to One of the Historic Vessels On Sunday Happened 'to All of Us.'

The boat, built in 1927, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991. On Sunday, its owner Jon Finger discovered that someone had cut several of the ...

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