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Gloucester Times Tuesday March 2, 1948 Our Grandfather Captain Joe Ciaramitaro and his crew are featured as one of two fishing draggers making big records.

The largest gross stock and gross a st share made by a Gloucester fishing boat for several ycars, was that made yesterday by the local auxiliary fishing dragger Benjamin C., Capt. Joseph Ciaramitaro, 33 ycars, y Washington square, yesterday. The drag-ger arrived al Boston Fish Pier and sold her trip of 198,500 pounds of groundfish for $17,300. Each of the 12-man crew are reported to have re-reived a gross share of $733.
Another newsworthy note in the local fisheries, is that the Gloucester dragger. Pantrades Androssa’
“Capt. Walter Beatteay, lairaed here this morning, the largest fare of redfish ever landed anywhere, hailing for 250,000 pounds redfish and 20,000 pounds’ of other groundfish. The trip was sold to Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co. Ltd., and the craft should stock in the vicinity of $i2,000.
On the stellar trip, the Benjamin C., was gone only nine days on a voyage to Emerald bank, and got a trip including 155.000 pounds haddock, 20.000 pounds scrod, 6000 pounds cod, and 11,500 pounds mixed fish,
Capt. Ciaramilaro and his crew have done exceplionally well fishine out of this port through the winter months.
Like all other craft fishing In the North Atlantic this winter. she has encountered the hardest kind of weather, including frequent gales and storms, coupled with severe cold. It has been a rugged life even for men who are accustomed to hardship.
The Benjamill C., however, in the four trIps she has made since the first of this year, has landed a total of 802,500 pounds fresh ish including 560,000 pounds redlish and 242.500 pounds groundfish.
That’s a areatstart for the first two months of tho усвт.
Dot and Bex throw a wonderful party featuring @CaptJoeLobster


4AM At Captain Joe and Sons Lobster Company @CaptJoeLobster
Check Out This Terminator Lobster Caught By Trapper John. You Can See The Muscle Contract Inside #mutantlobster @universalhub
I’ll be back…

My Buddy Mike Dekoster Picked Up A Blue Lobster That Dave Jewell Caught and Donated To Maritime Gloucester. Also Pics Of Maddie Jewell Then and Now With Blue Lobsters Caught 8 Years Apart
Dave Brought This One In A Couple Of Days Ago-





Dave caught another blue lobster eight years ago on October 11, 2013 here’s that post from way back then-
BLUE LOBSTER LANDED AT CAPTAIN JOE ANDSONS
Posted onbyJoey Ciaramitaro
Dave caught another blue lobster eight years ago on October 11, 2013-
Maddie Jewell displays the lobster her daddy caught October 11, 2013.
And here’s a picture of Maddie Jewell with the blue lobster her dad caught 8 years later on August 3, 2021-

CBS News National Morning Show Carries the Blue Lobster Story
The Press Covering The Blue Lobster That Our Lobsterman Toby Burnham Caught and Released With Links To Each Story.
Boston.com-
Rare blue lobster found in Gloucester

Eyewitness news 3
Mass. lobsterman catches rare blue lobster

Channel 7 News Boston-
Mass. fisherman catches extremely rare blue lobster

NBC Boston-
Rare Blue Lobster Discovered in Gloucester
The odds of finding a blue lobster are about 1 in 200 million, according to a study at the University of Maine
By Jake Levin

WCVB Boston-
Lobsterman in Gloucester catches extremely rare blue lobster


Our Lobsterman Toby Burnham Catches A Rare Blue Lobster
He came in to take pictures and is releasing it back to the ocean



Captain Joe and Sons Lobster Co
95 East Main Street
Gloucester, MA
The fine crew of the mighty F/V Pretty Girl bait lobster traps with redfish heads
Our Friend Sam Nigro (the Oar Man) Paints Boats Or Scenes on Oars- Here’s His Contact Info

check him out www.glostoar.com
He did this one for us at the dock-

and another of our dock-

Happy Fourth of July Weekend. Place Orders Now For Pick -Up Mornings July 1st, 2nd or 3rd. We will be closed on the Fourth. 978-283-1454
Father’s Day Is Sunday. Your Dad Wants Lobster. We Have Lobster To Sell You. Easy.

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Account and Crew List of Our Grandfather’s Boat The Ben and Josephine Which Was Sunk By A German Sub June 3, 1942
Ben and Josephine
American Motor fishing vessel
Name | Ben and Josephine | |
Type: | Motor fishing vessel | |
Tonnage | 102 tons | |
Completed | 1941 – Thomaston ME | |
Homeport | Gloucester | |
Date of attack | 3 Jun 1942 | Nationality: ![]() |
Fate | Sunk by U-432 (Heinz-Otto Schultze) | |
Position | 43° 07’N, 66° 51’W – Grid BA 9976 | |
Complement | 8 (0 dead and 8 survivors). | |
Convoy | ||
Route | Gloucester MA – Sea Island NS | |
Cargo | none | |
History | ||
Notes on event | At 21.00 hours on 3 June 1942, two unarmed fishing vessels, the Aeolus and Ben and Josephine (Master Guiseppe Ciaramitaro), were stopped by U-432 while they were engaged in fishing (distance between the vessels was 4 miles) about 170 miles east by south of Thatchers Island. Schultze allowed the crews to leave their ships safely, before they were shelled and sunk.At 21.00 hours, the Ben and Josephine was shelled with 45 shells, caught fire and sank after 30 minutes, then U-432 shelled and sank the Aeolus. The crew of two officers and six men made their way back in dories with the six survivors of the other fishing vessel and landed at Mount Desert Coast Guard Light Station 36 hours after the attack. |
American motor fishing vessel
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the American motor fishing vessel Ben and Josephine.
Aboard Ben and Josephine when hit on 3 Jun 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
Name
Age
Rank
Served on

Ciaramitaro, Guiseppe, Merchant Marine
27
Master
Ben and Josephine

Frontiero, Peter, Merchant Marine
27
Sailor
Ben and Josephine

Frontiero, Sam, Merchant Marine
45
Engineer
Ben and Josephine

Frontiero, Tony, Merchant Marine
35
Cook
Ben and Josephine

Mahoney, William, Merchant Marine
49
Sailor
Ben and Josephine

Montagnino, Dominic, Merchant Marine
27
Sailor
Ben and Josephine

Orlando, Sam, Merchant Marine
23
Sailor
Ben and Josephine

Sheaves, James A., Merchant Marine
42
Sailor
Ben and Josephine
A mutant lobster with three opposable claws 🦞 landed at our dock Captain Joe and Sons in #GloucesterMA #commercialfishing #gloucester #beautifulindustry #lobsterdock #lobstercompany
Dave Jewell aboard the mighty F/V Lady J landed this crazy lobster with three opposable claws.
TUFFY landed this rare #bluelobster at our dock today #commercialfishing #beautifulindustry #gloucesterma #lobstercompany #lobster www.wholesalelobster.com
Lobsterman Tommy Burns On Our Dock Last Year Before He Passed At 78 Years Old

4:00AM. The Start Of Another Wonderful Day At Captain Joe & Sons Lobster Co 🦞 #gloucesterma #lobster
Check out the crazy claws on this mutant #lobster
Captain Pete’s New (To Him) John Deer Motor
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