A whale watching boat from Boston Harbor Cruises was stranded 15 miles off of Salem on Monday afternoon after its propeller became entangled in a lobster trap, leaving 157 passengers and six members stuck on board overnight.
WCVB reported that the boat's propeller has since been cleared and the ship will be checked before returning to Boston, but that's only after the tour's expected return time of 4:30 p.m. on Monday was missed by more than 12 hours.
According to a passenger on board who spoke to the Associated Press, the ship was actually beginning its return voyage when it stopped about 10 minutes into the trip after 'apparently hitting something.' The coast guard eventually determined that the propeller had become entangled in a lobster trap, but attempts to cut the propeller loose were unsuccessful. The AP report added that attempts to transfer the passengers and crew to a separate ship also didn't pan out, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer MyeongHi Clegg.
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