REDWOOD CITY — The Pioneer Seafoods fishing trawler is once again without a home after being forced out of the Port of Redwood City less than two years since it was welcomed enthusiastically as part of the little-known-harbor’s revitalization plans.
Giuseppe Pennisi and the small crew of the 76-foot trawler “Pioneer” haven’t been out at sea in months after Pennisi was diagnosed with a hernia in January and underwent a difficult and intensive surgery that sent him down a months-long spiral of complications, waking up in pools of blood and seemingly endless hospital visits that continue today.
As an integral part of the trawler’s crew, Pennisi’s absence means the “Pioneer” can’t