BAR HARBOR – Officials say the lone occupant escaped injury when a 50-foot charter fishing boat sank off Acadia National Park.

Bar Harbor Harbormaster Charlie Phippen told WNSX-FM that the Tiger Shark began taking on water late Tuesday morning after a plank in the hull let go.

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U.S. Coast Guard crews responded when the Tiger Shark began taking on water off Acadia National Park on Tuesday. The reported damage to the hull, but not to the fuel tanks, and were monitoring for spilled fuel. Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard

He says the only occupant escaped to another vessel before the Tiger Shark capsized about a half-mile from Thunder Hole.

Phippen said the boat is part of the Downeast Windjammer fleet owned by Steven Pagels and was used for charter day cruises.

The Coast Guard is on the scene to assist to try to recover the vessel.

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