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Peapod test drive

September 12, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 12, 2017 10:00 pm

Tim Howdeshell of Sparta, N.C., a crew member aboard the Mystic Whaler, climbs up the port side of the Mystic Whaler after testing the ship's "peapod" (dinghy) in New London Harbor, as the ship is docked at Waterfront Park's City Pier, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Tim and his brother Cody Howdeshell are both crew members. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Tim Howdeshell of Sparta, N.C., a crew member aboard the Mystic Whaler, climbs up the port side of the Mystic Whaler after testing the ship's "peapod" (dinghy) in New London Harbor, as the ship is docked at Waterfront Park's City Pier, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Tim and his brother Cody Howdeshell, are both crew members.(Tim Martin/The Day)

Tim Howdeshell of Sparta, N.C., a crew member aboard the Mystic Whaler, tests the ship's "peapod" (dinghy) in New London Harbor as the ship is docked at Waterfront Park's City Pier on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Tim and his brother Cody Howdeshell are both crew members.(Tim Martin/The Day)
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