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Lenten guideposts Aida Joseph recalls Manuel’s life saving sea tale
In Gloucester, Manuel Joseph, a 20 year old seaman aboard the Imperator, is lost in a storm and presumed dead but is saved after days at sea. A sea gull guides rescuers to him near Sable Island. He survives with frostbitten hands and a long return voyage, uplifting his family’s Easter meaning.
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Aida Joseph
Brunswick
Imperator
Gloucester
Mass
Manuel Joseph
Manuel
Jack Brown
Derry
Sable Island
Atlantic
Lunenberg
Nova Scotia