WOODS HOLE, Mass. — U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England suspended search efforts for the second crew member of the Fishing Vessel Yankee Rose at 1:27 p.m., Friday.
Coast Guard crews devoted 21 hours of search efforts, working continuously through Thursday evening and conducting additional searches Friday morning with the Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon, and an HH-60 helicopter air crew from Air Station Cape Cod.
The Coast Guard coordinated searches with Provincetown Police, Fire, and Harbormaster, as well as Tow Boat U.S. and the Massachusetts Environmental Police. The local fishing community was instrumental throughout the search and rescue process, reporting the initial incident, conducting searches and providing critical information.
Despite adverse weather and sea conditions, including freezing temperatures, an active small craft advisory and a gale warning, all available resources were leveraged in the effort to locate the missing mariner.
“We appreciate the outpouring of support from state and local partner agencies as well as the fishing community, especially during the early efforts of this response,” said Cmdr. Thomas Wieland, the search and rescue mission coordinator from Sector Southeastern New England. “The decision to suspend a search is never taken lightly, and we offer our most sincere condolences to the families of the lost fisherman.”
The Coast Guard and Massachusetts Environmental Police are investigating this marine casualty.
As the nation’s leading marine safety organization, the Coast Guard investigates marine casualties and accidents to uncover their causes and initiate necessary corrective actions.
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