Stevedore feared dead in dream job tragedy

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Stevedore feared dead in dream job tragedy

A year after Clarendon car washer Scott Bamburry longed for a dream job in the shipping industry, family and friends in his home town Wood Hall are fearing the worst after the stevedore fell overboard Tuesday night, disappearing without a trace....

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