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Sailor Boy of 12 Saves Shipboard Crew Tale
A May coastal drama unfolds on the Georgianna as Captain Levi Creed’s schooner drifts in fog when the crew vanishes. Twelve year old Prouty guides the ship toward safety, believing pirates abducted the men. Rescued by the Marcia, the boy earns gratitude and a $600 fund from New Bedford mariners, while the Georgianna and its gear are valued at $4,000.
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