Maine's top elected Republican says he's glad to be alive after a giant wave overturned his lobster boat ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee
September 18, 2023, 4:14 PM
Suffering a black eye, facial fracture and stitched lip, Faulkingham counted Polk and himself lucky to be alive Monday. Polk broke an arm and the wrist on his other arm, and suffered a big gash on his face, Faulkingham said. Faulkingham estimated the swell was possibly 40 feet high. With only about a second to react, he hit the throttle.
They took off their oilskins and boots and awaited help. Faulkingham's phone was gone. Faulkingham tied his oilskins, the waterproof gear worn by fishermen at sea, into a way that they could be used for emergency flotation. They pinned their hopes on being spotted or the Coast Guard being alerted by their emergency locator beacon, which is activated by exposure to water.
“I knew it was a bad situation but I had no fear. I can't explain the science of adrenaline or any of that other stuff. All I know was it was the presence of God,” he told The Associated Press. The Coast Guard can’t stop mariners from going out in severe weather, but did its best to arm them with information to take the storm seriously, Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero said.
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