7 lost at sea when fishing boat sank off Massachusetts
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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.
The vessel’s sinking is the latest maritime tragedy to befall Gloucester and its close-knit community of people in the fishing business. The perils and exploits of a fishing industry that inspired the book and movie “The Perfect Storm” is tied to 400 years of history and, at times, tragedy.
U.S. Coast Guard officials said Monday they have identified all seven victims who died when a commercial fishing boat sank without a mayday call in the frigid Atlantic waters. They have since launched an investigation.
Accursio “Gus” Sanfilippo was the captain of the boat, and the crew consisted of Paul Beal Sr., Paul Beal Jr., John Rousanidis, Freeman Short and Sean Therrien, the Coast Guard said in identifying the victims for the first time Monday. Also aboard was Jada Samitt, a federal fisheries observer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard and NOAA said. No one survived.
