US EditionRescuers search frigid Atlantic for missing fishermen after boat sinks off Gloucester
Search teams recovered one body and debris after the Lily Jean’s emergency beacon activation; hazardous winter conditions with ice buildup may have caused sinking.
- An emergency beacon from the 72-foot commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean activated about 25 miles off Cape Ann Friday at 6:50 a.m., prompting the U.S. Coast Guard to launch a search that found debris, an empty life raft, and one unresponsive person.
- Harsh New England winter weather, including suspected ice buildup, may have destabilized the vessel, local fishermen and industry observers said, Gloucester officials reported.
- An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Station Gloucester small boat crews, and Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay searched amid winds near 27 mph, four-foot waves, and water temperatures about 39 degrees.
- Across Gloucester and Cape Ann, Gloucester Council President Tony Gross described the incident as a 'huge tragedy' that has devastated families and echoes the town's maritime history.
- The Lily Jean, featured on the History Channel's "Nor'Easter Men," highlights commercial fishing's dangers and Gloucester community resilience, as officials expect strength to surface in this crisis.
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Coast Guard suspends search for 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. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday…
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Fox NewsCoast Guard searching for survivors after commercial fishing boat sinks off Massachusetts; 1 body recovered
The US Coast Guard is frantically searching Massachusetts waters for survivors after a commercial fishing boat with seven people on board, including a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) observer, sank Friday 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann.
Rescuers search frigid Atlantic for missing fishermen after boat sinks off Gloucester
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — There wasn't a mayday call from the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean Friday morning on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified by the boat’s beacon that alerts when it hits the water. When rescuers [...]
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