Mast snaps aboard historic Maine schooner, killing 1 and injuring 3
Officials say the top portion of a mast snapped and toppled on a historic excursion vessel, killing one person and injuring others aboard the Grace Bailey schooner off the coast of Maine ROCKLAND, Maine -- The main mast of a historic excursion vessel splintered and fell onto the vessel's deck Monday, killing one person and injuring three others aboard the schooner Grace Bailey, officials said. A nearby Coast Guard vessel began evacuating the injured passengers within minutes of the mast's catastrophic failure and collapse on the deck, which occurred while the schooner was returning from a four-day cruise, the vessel's owner said in a statement. One person died from injuries and three people were transported to hospitals Monday, the Rockland Fire Department said. A helicopter transported one of the injured, while the other two were transported to a local hospital, fire officials said. Charlie Weidman, owner of Charlie's Marine Service, was first on the scene at 10:26...