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'Smoke, fire and a life-raft, that's all'

The crew of a fishing vessel that caught fire early Monday morning was greeted with tears and hugs from family members in St. John's. The Ocean Commander caught fire and went down hundreds of kilometres northeast of St. John's, but all seven men on board were able to make it into a life-raft.

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'Smoke, fire and a life-raft, that's all'

LaScie fisherman and skipper Gerald Foss of the burned and sunken fishing vessel Ocean Commander gets a hug and kiss from his wife Peggy shortly after he stepped off the Canadian Coast Guard rescue ship the Sir Wilfred Grenfell at the CCG base on Southside Road Monday afternoon. Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram