January 24, 2020 — Details are few about the loss of a commercial fisherman who reportedly went overboard off the coast of Nantucket and wasn’t recovered until some 40-50 minutes later. The name of the fisherman hasn’t been released yet and it is not known if he was local.
The fisherman was reported by the U.S. Coast Guard to have gone overboard from the Lady Brittany, a clammer, some 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Jan. 21 before sunrise.
Lt. Jordan Ortiz, the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Detachment Supervisor for New Bedford, said a call was received on Jan. 21 at 5 a.m. for a person in the water. He said the crew was able to recover the fisherman and the Lady Brittany then traveled to Sea Watch International in New Bedford where the fisherman was found to be dead. He would not confirm whether the fisherman had died prior to being recovered and would only say that the incident is being actively investigated.