US EditionTragedy off America’s oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters
Seven people, including a NOAA fisheries observer, died when the Lily Jean sank in harsh winter conditions; the Coast Guard covered 1,000 square miles during the search.
- Early Friday, a beacon from the 72-foot Lily Jean triggered a search about 25 miles off Cape Ann; the U.S. Coast Guard identified all seven victims on Monday with no mayday call.
- Icy temperatures and an approaching nor'easter worsened conditions at sea with 7- to 10-foot seas and freezing spray, making survival and rescue difficult for New England deep-sea fishermen.
- Searchers found a debris field, a body in the water and an empty life raft after crews covered about 1,000 square miles using aircraft, cutters and small boats; coordinators suspended the search Saturday.
- A district-level formal investigation has been opened to examine the sinking, with the Coast Guard identifying captain Accursio "Gus" Sanfilippo, crew members Paul Beal Sr., Paul Beal Jr., John Rousanidis, Freeman Short, Sean Therrien, and NOAA fisheries observer Jada Samitt.
- Gloucester's 400 years of fishing history and ties to The Perfect Storm deepen the loss, while NOAA Fisheries suspended observer deployments until after midnight Wednesday.
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Tragedy off America’s oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters
The seven victims of a marine tragedy that has devastated a storied Massachusetts fishing town included a fifth-generation fisherman, a young federal fisheries observer on her first job at sea and a father-and-son crew duo who all died when their fishing boat, the Lily Jean, sank off America’s oldest seaport of Gloucester.
US marine tragedy kills father-and-son crew, 5 others as fishing boat sinks off Gloucester: What did Coast Guard say?
Seven victims of a marine disaster in Gloucester, Massachusetts, included a fifth-generation fisherman and a father-son crew. Their vessel, the Lily Jean, sank, adding to the town's history of maritime tragedies.
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Tragedy off America's oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters
U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have launched a formal investigation into the sinking of a commercial fishing vessel off Gloucester, Massachusetts, that resulted in seven deaths.
Gloucester Daily Times
The Daily News of Newburyport'They will explore a new harbor' Memorial held for seven lost at sea
Seven candles burned bright before the altar of St. Ann Church at a Memorial Mass for the seven people aboard the Gloucester fishing vessel, the Lily Jean, which sank just days ago.
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