The search for the Emmy Rose and its four missing fishermen has been called off with Thanksgiving on the horizon, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday evening.
“The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one. Our crews conducted searches continuously for over 38 hours covering an area of approximately 2,066 square miles,” said Capt. Wesley Hester, search-and-rescue mission coordinator for the Coast Guard’s First District.
“We extend our condolences to the friends and loved ones of these fishermen during this trying time,” Hester added.
The Coast Guard watch deck in Boston was alerted to the Emmy Rose in trouble at 1:30 a.m. Monday. The 82-foot commercial fishing vessel was approximately 20 nautical miles off Provincetown when the Coast Guard received an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB).
The vessel owner reported there were four people aboard and there were no answers on the vessel’s satellite phone. Coast Guard crews recovered the Emmy Rose’s EPIRB, and life raft, with no sign of the fishermen, or vessel.
The weather on scene was reported 30-knot winds with 6- to 8-foot seas.
The Emmy Rose is homeported in Portland, Maine, and was en route to Gloucester.
“Prayers for the family’s and crew of the Emmy Rose,” a member of a Gloucester-based fishing Facebook group posted.
“God bless those who go down to the sea in ships,” another added. With another saying: “Tough weather.”
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the four missing fishermen off Massachusetts pending further development. Our crews searched continuously over the course of 38 hours covering approximately 2,066 square miles.
More: https://t.co/aiHTQ1wHGh pic.twitter.com/rRGYFBGa1L— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) November 24, 2020
Over the last 32 hours, we have searched approximately 1,500 square miles. The search continues with #USCG Cutter Vigorous and Air Station Cape Cod crews for the four missing fishermen. pic.twitter.com/wewbLWx5tz
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) November 24, 2020
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