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Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
The Coast Guard found debris and one unresponsive person after an emergency alert from the fishing vessel Lily Jean, amid 27 mph winds and freezing sea temperatures.
- On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard launched a search after an emergency alert from the 72-foot fishing vessel Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann, deploying an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, a small boat crew and the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay.
- Locals warned ice can quickly build up on vessels as the National Weather Service reported wind speeds around 27 mph and waves about 4 feet while water was about 39 degrees.
- Search teams found a debris field and recovered one person from the water who was unresponsive; crews also discovered an empty life raft at the scene on Friday.
- Families are devastated, Gross said, describing them as `half full of hope and half full of dread` in Gloucester.
- Authorities have not confirmed who was aboard the Lily Jean as the U.S. Coast Guard launched a search after an early Friday alert about 25 miles off Cape Ann.
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The Coast Guard said freezing conditions and rough seas made the nighttime search extremely difficult
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Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the search for survivors on a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts with seven aboard has been suspended.
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