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The cargo freighter "CAPE BELLE" registered to Monrovia enters New Bedford-Fairhaven Harbor, Sun Nov 9 11AM. The ship was escorted by a New Bedford Police Boat and assisted by tug "Miss Yvette" registered in Boston,MA. It later was tied up on the north side of the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge. When the refrigerated cargo vessel Cape Belle broke down in Buzzards Bay earlier this month, a local tug boat towed the ship into port for repair. Overall, the incident probably contributed $50,000 to the local economy, Mr. Bernier said. He estimates that each reefer that makes a port call injects about $1 million into the New Bedford economy. Attracting refrigerated cargo vessels to the port is "an important component of our effort at trying to expand import and export trade," Ms. Decas said. Standard-Times 11-30-08

Posted by MLBaron on March 22, 2013 at 7:54 PM

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