Two fatal incidents involving fishing vessels off New England in a week

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The US Coast Guard has dealt with two subsequent fatal incidents involving fishing vessels in the northeast coast. The first involved a sinking vessel off Maine, resulting in two deaths and the second a man overboard fatality off Nantucket.

The two men were recovered unresponsive from the water after their 42-foot fishing boat ‘Hayley Ann’ sank in the frigid water off Maine, Portland, Thursday.

The US Coast Guard received a distress signal from the Hayley Ann at about 12:23 p.m., while about 45...

https://safety4sea.com/two-fatal-incidents-involving-fishing-vessels-off-new-england-in-a-week/

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