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Sammy Lee shrimp boat wrecked by Celia in Aransas Pass
Roy Collette, skipper and co owner, lost the Sammy Lee after Hurricane Celia turned the 68 foot boat into a wreck. The vessel was hauled away for salvage, leaving Collette jobless after 33 years in Gulf shrimping as the brown shrimp season began. About 300 sailors were left out of work by damage to 96 boats in a fleet of 256.
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Paul Recur
Aransas
Pass, Tex
Sammy Lee
Roy Collette
Florida
Yucatan
Collette
Cook
Aransas Port
Celia
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Aransas Pass