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GLOUCESTER — A lawyer representing the families of two men who died when their fishing vessel sank off Gloucester in January 2009 said yesterday that relatives are not satisfied with the findings of a US Coast Guard report attributing the sinking to a loss of stability leading to a capsize.
Matteo Russo, 36, and his father-in-law, John Orlando, 58, died when their 62-foot vessel, the Patriot, sank so quickly that neither man had time to grab a life-saving device or send out an emergency signal, according to the report, which was made public Friday. Read the complete story from the Boston Globe.
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
