For a few moments she was on her side and I think I could hear my heartbeat. She righted herself, was towed away from the rocks by Unity, and headed home by her own power.
The Anne Rowe became grounded at about 4:30am. Crew members self-evacuated onto the rocks as the Coast Guard was dispatched. Rescuers waited until near high tide before towing. The Anne Rowe was safely towed off the rocks by Unity at about 2:00pm, an hour before high tide.
Anne Rowe Heading Home Eastern Point Lighthouse and Mother Ann
Good Morning Gloucester 
Very dramatic end to an interesting story.
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Could be a loss of power or navigational aid still dark at in morning at 04:30am that time and putting on a survival suits due to water temps. From the looks of it the skipper did a good job minimizing damage to vessel and area. Glad all are safe!
Dave
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