Coast Guard says rotten wood and poor inspections led to deadly schooner mast collapse

Coast Guard says rotten wood and poor inspections led to deadly schooner mast collapse

The U.S. Coast Guard says rotten wood and poor inspections appear to have played roles in the collapse of the mast of a historic Maine schooner in an accident that killed one person and injured several others

FILE – This photo provided by Kurt Schleicher shows the schooner Grace Bailey, with its main mast broken, off the coast of Rockland, Maine, Oct. 9, 2023. (Kurt Schleicher via AP, File)