Venerable icebreaking workboat sinks at its slip in Milwaukee

Venerable icebreaking workboat sinks at its slip in Milwaukee

In the early morning hours of Feb. 22, Port of Milwaukee harbor master Wayne Johnson got a phone call he wasn’t expecting. The port’s 60-year-old workboat, Harbor Seagull, had sunk at its slip in about 20 feet of water. “When I got that call … my heart went up into my throat,” he said. “To see her on the bottom…
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