Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Rare blue lobster, Lucky Bluey, caught off Maine coast. There’s approximately a one in 2 million chance of finding a blue lobster. It’s worth $500.
Father Mark Rand and son Luke Rand said the crustacean will not be eaten. Instead, it will live in a tank at their family restaurant, Becky’s Diner. The restaurant, located in Portland, is run by Becky Rand, Mark’s wife and Luke’s mother.
“We’ve never pulled one this color or even seen one to throw back,” Luke Rand, 36, told the Portland Press Herald.
He said the lobster was caught on Thursday beyond Peaks Island in Casco Bay.
The lucky lobster will stay in the tank for about a week before being released back into the wild. Owner Becky Rand was unavailable to comment, the employee said.
Luke Rand, meanwhile, thinks the Lucky Bluey will turn heads at his mother’s eatery – a popular destination for local politicians and dignitaries whose previous guests include first lady Jill Biden, former President Bill Clinton and pop superstar Taylor Swift, according to the Press Herald.
Rand, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, said tourists took photos of his catch as he and his father showed the lobster to their dealer on Custom House Wharf.
“It’s not something that you see every day,” Rand told the newspaper.
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