Coast Guard Northeast District Investigating Cause of F/V Lily Jean Incident

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OSTON — Rear Adm. Michael Platt, commander of the Northeast District, has launched a district-level formal investigation concerning the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel LILY JEAN (O.N. 580932) and subsequent loss of seven lives on Jan. 30, 2026. The search was suspended on Jan. 31 after all reasonable search efforts for the missing crewmembers had been exhausted. At 6:50…
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Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Issue Statement on the U.S Coast Guard Suspending Search for Crew of Lily Jean

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BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll issued the following statement regarding the U.S Coast Guard suspending the search for missing crew members from the Lily Jean fishing vessel off the coast of Gloucester: “We are heartbroken. With the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision to suspend its search for…
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BOSTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District is conducting a search and rescue response following an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) activation from a fishing vessel 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann, Friday morning. At approximately 6:50 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders received an EPIRB alert registered to the 72-foot fishing…
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