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Fisherman Airlifted
Fisherman Airlifted
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard says a sick fisherman was airlifted from his vessel off the coast of Massachusetts. Crews arrived at the 88-foot-long fishing boat "Athena," based out of New Bedford, about 115 miles east of Provincetown around 4:15 p...
Fishermen Tribute
Fishermen Tribute
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - A statue depicting a fishing family will be installed on the New Bedford waterfront as a tribute to generations of commercial fishermen and their families. A celebration of the Fishermen's Tribute Monument will be held Thursday in Tonneson Park...
Fisherman Identified
Fisherman Identified
A fisherman with ties to New Bedford has died after falling overboard. According to the Martha's Vineyard Times, Luke Gurney, owner of the 42-foot fishing boat "No Regrets", was fishing with another man off of Nantucket Monday morning when he became entangled in some fishing gear and was pulled overboard...
Body Recovered
Body Recovered
BOSTON (AP) — The Coast Guard and several other agencies have recovered the body of a fisherman who reportedly fell off a commercial fishing vessel near Nantucket. The Coast Guard said it located the body at about 1 p.m. Monday after a nearly four-hour search...
Fisherman Found Dead
Fisherman Found Dead
A fisherman has been found dead on board a fishing vessel in New Bedford. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says police were called to the fishing vessel Heckler around 10am Thursday morning. The man, identified only as a 54-year-old Kingston resident, was found dead in the galley by the boat's captain...
Baker's Story Real?
Baker's Story Real?
Charlie Baker's story of a New Bedford fisherman he met while on the campaign trail is raising eyebrows on the South Coast. Baker's says the story of the mountain of a man who told his sons to work as fishermen instead of taking athletic scholarships actually occurred during the 2010 gubernatorial campaign...