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Fishing boat out of Wellfleet missing; CG searching
Fishing boat out of Wellfleet missing; CG searching
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The Coast Guard is searching for two fishermen after the pair reported
they were taking on water about eight miles east of the entrance to the
Cape Cod Canal in Cape Cod Bay on Wed, October 27.
The crew of the 36-foot fishing boat Carol and
Allison, based out of Wellfleet, used a cell phone to contact Coast
Guard Station Provincetown at 3:21 p.m., requesting assistance. The
crew of a nearby tug reported they heard the boat issue a Mayday call,
but the cell phone communication between the Carol and Allison crew and
the Coast Guard was lost after the initial call, authorities said.
Boat crews aboard 47-foot motor life boats from Coast
Guard stations Cape Cod Canal and Provincetown went to the boater's
location but were unable to find the vessel or the crew. The stations
and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod
are searching the area, and an urgent marine broadcast is being issued
requesting boaters in the area to keep a look out and report any
helpful information to the Coast Guard.
Read the complete story at The Gloucester Daily Times.
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