Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
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GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters.
The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann. Searchers found a debris field near where the alert was sent along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard said.
Crews covered about 1,000 square miles (2,589 square kilometers) using multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period. However, after consultation between search and rescue mission coordinators and on-scene commanders, the Coast Guard announced Saturday that it had determined that all reasonable search efforts for the missing crewmembers had been exhausted.
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Officials said there wasn’t a mayday call from Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. The Coast Guard was notified by the boat’s beacon that alerts when it hits the water.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the sinking. Officials did not immediately release the names of those who were lost.
“We are deep in sorrow, but we are a strong community, and we will rise, we will rise to this occasion,” Republican State Sen. Bruce Tarr said during a emotional news conference Saturday.
Weather conditions made search difficult
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston Commander Jamie Frederick said frigid temperatures, stormy conditions and the vast ocean made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made more challenging with a nor’easter approaching the East Coast this weekend. Searchers dealt with 7- to 10-foot seas and freezing ocean spray , Frederick said.
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At the time of the emergency alert, the National Weather Service said wind speeds out at sea were around 27 mph (24 knots) with waves around four feet high. It was 12 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 11 degrees Celsius) with water temperatures about 39 F (4 C.)
Frederick said there was “no single clue” to lead officials to determine what happened to the Lily Jean so far.
“The debris looked like anything that would be loose on a deck, things that float off a fishing deck,” he said. …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters.
The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann. Searchers found a debris field near where the alert was sent along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard said.
Crews covered about 1,000 square miles (2,589 square kilometers) using multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period. However, after consultation between search and rescue mission coordinators and on-scene commanders, the Coast Guard announced Saturday that it had determined that all reasonable search efforts for the missing crewmembers had been exhausted.
MINNESOTA JUDGE REFUSES TO BLOCK OPERATION METRO SURGE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Officials said there wasn’t a mayday call from Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. The Coast Guard was notified by the boat’s beacon that alerts when it hits the water.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the sinking. Officials did not immediately release the names of those who were lost.
“We are deep in sorrow, but we are a strong community, and we will rise, we will rise to this occasion,” Republican State Sen. Bruce Tarr said during a emotional news conference Saturday.
Weather conditions made search difficult
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston Commander Jamie Frederick said frigid temperatures, stormy conditions and the vast ocean made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made more challenging with a nor’easter approaching the East Coast this weekend. Searchers dealt with 7- to 10-foot seas and freezing ocean spray , Frederick said.
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At the time of the emergency alert, the National Weather Service said wind speeds out at sea were around 27 mph (24 knots) with waves around four feet high. It was 12 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 11 degrees Celsius) with water temperatures about 39 F (4 C.)
Frederick said there was “no single clue” to lead officials to determine what happened to the Lily Jean so far.
“The debris looked like anything that would be loose on a deck, things that float off a fishing deck,” he said. …
Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters.
The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann. Searchers found a debris field near where the alert was sent along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard said.
Crews covered about 1,000 square miles (2,589 square kilometers) using multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period. However, after consultation between search and rescue mission coordinators and on-scene commanders, the Coast Guard announced Saturday that it had determined that all reasonable search efforts for the missing crewmembers had been exhausted.
MINNESOTA JUDGE REFUSES TO BLOCK OPERATION METRO SURGE IN MINNEAPOLIS
Officials said there wasn’t a mayday call from Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. The Coast Guard was notified by the boat’s beacon that alerts when it hits the water.
The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the sinking. Officials did not immediately release the names of those who were lost.
“We are deep in sorrow, but we are a strong community, and we will rise, we will rise to this occasion,” Republican State Sen. Bruce Tarr said during a emotional news conference Saturday.
Weather conditions made search difficult
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston Commander Jamie Frederick said frigid temperatures, stormy conditions and the vast ocean made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made more challenging with a nor’easter approaching the East Coast this weekend. Searchers dealt with 7- to 10-foot seas and freezing ocean spray , Frederick said.
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At the time of the emergency alert, the National Weather Service said wind speeds out at sea were around 27 mph (24 knots) with waves around four feet high. It was 12 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 11 degrees Celsius) with water temperatures about 39 F (4 C.)
Frederick said there was “no single clue” to lead officials to determine what happened to the Lily Jean so far.
“The debris looked like anything that would be loose on a deck, things that float off a fishing deck,” he said. …
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