The Mary E, the oldest Maine-built wooden fishing vessel still sailing, pictured in 2018. Credit: Courtesy of Maine Maritime Museum

An historic schooner, used to give tours, capsized on the Kennebec River on Friday afternoon.

The Mary E schooner capsized near Doubling Point in Arrowsic around 5:30 p.m., the Times Record reported.

There were 18 people on board, and all passengers were escorted safely to the shore, according to Katie Spiridakis, a spokesperson for the Maine Maritime Museum.

Authorities are investigating what caused the ship to capsize.

The Mary E schooner, which was built in Bath in 1907, is believed to be the oldest Maine-built wooden fishing schooner and  returned to Bath in 2017 to give public tours.

Leela Stockley is an alumna of the University of Maine. She lives in northern Maine with her two pugs and a cat. Send videos and photo submissions to lstockley@bangordailynews.com.

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