One dead, another injured from rope snap on Maine scallop boat

Death of Maine scalloper rocks local fishing community

Fellow fishermen reflect on the dangers of scalloping after a freak accident claimed the life of 26-year-old Jaxson Marston of Addison.

Maine scallop fisherman who died after rope snap had young family

Jaxson Marston, of Addison, had a 1-year-old daughter with his girlfriend, who is pregnant with their second child.

One dead, another injured from rope snap on Maine scallop boat

By WMTW staff Click here for updates on this story     Nahant, Massachusetts (WMTW) — The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued two crewmembers Friday with life-threatening injuries from a Maine scallop boat. One of the crewmembers has died, and both sustained injuries from a snapped rope. Jaxson Marston, 26, had a broken neck and was intermittently unresponsive. He was pronounced dead upon arrival by EMS. The fishing vessel, 25 TO LIFE, was found of…

Maine fisherman dies in apparent accident while working off Massachusetts, Coast Guard says

A fisherman from Maine died Friday after he was struck by a snapped rope while working on a fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Sunday, while a second crew member was taken to a…

Maine fishing vessel accident leaves one dead, another injured

The U.S. Coast Guard says one man was killed and another injured after an incident aboard a Maine-based fishing vessel Friday. The Coast Guard received a distress call around 4 p.m. from the fishing vessel 25 to Life, located about 25 miles off the coast of Nahant, Massachusetts. The call reported that a snapped rope had struck two crew members. Officials reached the boat and transported the two men to a hospital. One of the men, 26-year-old Jax…

Coast Guard: Crewmember aboard Maine vessel dies from injuries while scalloping

The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen with life-threatening injuries aboard a Maine vessel near Nahant, Massachusetts. One of those rescued did not survive.