JONESPORT – The Coast Guard has sent a Jonesport-based lobster boat back to port because of problems with safety equipment.

The Coast Guard says it boarded the 34-foot Hee Haw on Monday and discovered that the boat was carrying an uncharged fire extinguisher and expired flares. The lobster boat’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon also had an expired registration.

A Coast Guard patrol boat escorted the Hee Haw from its location south of Moose Peak Lighthouse to port, where it will stay until problems are fixed.