April 4, 2018 — NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The Coast Guard continues to investigate and has not determined the cause of the sinking of the Misty Blue, a New Bedford-based fishing vessel that sank in December, a spokeswoman said.

Two fishermen — Michael Roberts, 49, and Jonathan Saraiva, 32 — died when the 69-foot surf clam harvester sank Dec. 4 about 10 miles southeast of Nantucket. Capt. Eric Arabian, 44, and Colby McMullen, 22, were rescued by a nearby fishing Enterprise.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole J. Groll said Sector Southeastern New England Marine Causality Division is handling the investigation. She did not say when the probe will be completed, but said these investigations can take as long as a year, depending on the nature of the case.

“The investigators are doing their best to be thorough. After it is finalized, it will need to be reviewed through the Coast Guard investigation chain of command that culminates at Coast Guard headquarters before publication,” she said in an email to The Standard-Times.

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