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The hull, foundering beneath the waves, was first secured near Montauk Point by legendary Montauk fisherman Captain Frank Mundus on his vessel Cricket II and Carl Forsberg, founder of the Viking Fleet, the largest fishing fleet in Montauk, on his Viking V, and was later transferred to the Coast Guard picket boat, which towed it into Lake Montauk.
Mundus' boat at one time was docked at the fish factory called Promised Land in Napeague, New York immediately west of Montauk. [8] Joe Gaviola, a Montauk businessman, was quoted as saying "He is Quint. If you read the book, he was everything Frank was. Benchley spent weeks fishing with him. Give me a break. He is Quint." [8]
The craze for shark fishing off Montauk was encouraged in the 1970s by local boat operator Frank Mundus who often was reported in stories as the source for the character Quint in the movie Jaws. [8] Mundus caught a 4,500-pound (2,041 kg) great white shark by harpoon and a 3,427-pound (1,554 kg) great white shark by rod and reel.
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The Boat is now SeaJeannie and owned by Vito Costanza hailing from Montauk NY; Belama (USCG #580128, Hull #26) was completed in 1977 for owner Newt Belcher. Today the boat is called "Mistress" and shares her time between South Florida and Cape Cod. Fighting Lady (USCG #604991, Hull #27) was Dinny Phipp's second 43, completed in 1978.
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The bear was caught "innovating" recently by wildlife photographers KAR Photography.The video shows the animal waiting at the bottom of a cliff for the salmon he was hunting. The idea was so smart ...
In the 1890s, Austin Corbin extended the Long Island Rail Road from Bridgehampton, New York to the Montauk fishing village (the line extension was called the Fort Pond Railway). His friend Arthur Bensen purchased 10,000 acres (40 km 2 ) of Montaukett land around the village and the LIRR began advertising that it could cut a day off ship travel ...
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