Captain of missing fishing boat seen throwing items overboard before going clamming
- Captain Shawn Arsenault and Felicia Daley left Orleans on June 6 aboard the 30-foot boat Seahorse to go clamming but did not return by June 8.
- The boat went missing after leaving Rock Harbor Sunday afternoon, with reports that Arsenault was seen throwing items overboard shortly after departure.
- The Coast Guard found the sunken boat off Eastham and recovered two bodies believed to be Arsenault, 64, and Daley, 54, though identification is ongoing.
- A GPS unit tied to the Seahorse washed up on a nearby beach, and a cellphone ping placed the boat two miles offshore of Chatham late Sunday, confirming the search area.
- Officials and Massachusetts Environmental Police continue searching Cape Cod Bay while emphasizing that chances of recovery diminish over time as identification proceeds.
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2 bodies in the process of being identified after being found on missing boat off Cape Cod
ORLEANS, Mass. (WLNE) — Two bodies were found on Wednesday on a fishing boat that went missing and sunk off of Cape Cod. According to WCVB, the U.S. Coast Guard found the 30-foot boat that sunk off of Eastham. The identities of the two bodies recovered are currently unknown. According to officials, the 64-year old Captain Shawn Arsenault and his girlfriend, Felicia Daley, left Orleans aboard the “Seahorse” on June 6 to go clamming. However, the …
Captain of missing fishing boat seen throwing items overboard before going clamming
The search for the F/V Seahorse, a white 30-foot fishing boat with a mermaid on the bow and "Seahorse" painted on the stern in rough lettering, has now entered its fourth day.
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