Seven missing Canadian fishermen have returned home after a fishing vessel caught on fire and sank. The community in New-Wes-Valley, Newfoundland, says this was a miracle. Sources across Canada have shared that locals have been chatting about the event and are high-spirited for the fishermen who spent over 48 hours in a life raft in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The crew was found by search and rescue after the F/V Elite Navigator vanished on Wednesday night. The Canadian Coast Guard told…

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Carli is a Senior Associate Editor for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She primarily covers stories that take place in New England.

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