Fishing crew denied $3.5M after 619-lb marlin disqualified
Posted on AllSides June 19th, 2023
From The Center
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (NewsNation) — A fishing crew believed they won a marlin fishing competition on Saturday before they learned their massive haul was disqualified Sunday morning. Officials at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, North Carolina, had to remove the 619-lb blue marlin from the competition after they discovered a chunk missing from the fish. “After careful deliberation and discussions … it was determined that Sensation’s 619.4-lb blue marlin is disqualified due to mutilation caused by a shark or other marine animal,” the official statement said....
