A New Bedford-based fishing boat capsized and sank last year because it became unstable when a full fishing net was being lowered onto the deck, the Coast Guard said in a report released today, November 20.
The 71-foot dragger Costa & Corvo sank about 118 miles east of Nantucket on Georges Bank on Nov. 13, 2008. The captain, Antonio Mesquita, of New Bedford, was never found, but three crew members were rescued by a nearby fishing boat.
"Our condolences go out to the family of Mr. Mesquita, who lost his life in this tragedy," Captain Ray Perry, the comander of Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, said in a statement.
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