US EditionFishing Boat Lily Jean Missing Off Gloucester; Body Found During Coast Guard Search
- On Jan 30, 2026, the U.S. Coast Guard recovered one unresponsive person from the Atlantic off the northern coast of Massachusetts during an active search and rescue response, with updates pending.
- An EPIRB activated around 6:50 a.m. Friday, registering the 72-foot fishing vessel Lily Jean about 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann.
- An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and small boat crews were dispatched, and Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay was diverted while the Coast Guard issued an urgent marine information broadcast after failed contact attempts.
- Gloucester Council President Tony Gross said the incident is a `huge tragedy for this community' and families are devastated, while officials confirm six crew members sailed but the total number aboard remains unknown.
- Rescue crews found a debris field and an unoccupied life raft, with water temperatures about 40 degrees, air temperature 12 degrees, wind speeds around 27 mph, and Lily Jean featured on History Channel program `Nor'Easter Men`.
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Fox NewsCoast Guard searching for survivors after commercial fishing boat sinks off Massachusetts; 1 body recovered
The US Coast Guard is frantically searching Massachusetts waters for survivors after a commercial fishing boat with seven people on board, including a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) observer, sank Friday 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann.
‘Perfect Storm’ city mourns after fishing boat sinks off US’ oldest fishing port
There was no mayday call from the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. The US Coast Guard was notified by the boat’s beacon that alerts when it hits the water. When rescuers arrived they found one person dead, floating in the water, along with a debris field and an empty lifeboat. Six people remain missing. The …
Rescuers search frigid Atlantic for missing fishermen after boat sinks off Gloucester
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — There wasn't a mayday call from the commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean as it navigated the frigid Atlantic Ocean Friday morning on its way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified by the boat’s beacon that alerts when it hits the water. When rescuers [...]
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Upstract6 Missing as Search Continues for Boat Off the Coast of Massachusetts
One body was recovered and six people remained unaccounted for after a fishing boat was reported missing on Friday off the coast of Massachusetts, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said it had begun a search-and-rescue effort after it received an emergency alert from the Lily Jean, a 72-foot fishing vessel, around 6:50 a.m. on Friday. The vessel was about 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann, Mass., about 40 miles northeast of Boston, whe…
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