David Anthony peered over the side of his boat toward the engine and saw the flames.

At that point, he knew there wasn’t much of a choice to make.

“I knew we had to go over,” he said.

What was supposed to be a routine day of pulling up lobster traps for the season turned into a harrowing few hours Tuesday for the 47-year-old Vinalhaven lobsterman and his son and sternman, Blake, 21.

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