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The former captain of a New Bedford fishing boat owned by Carlos Rafael, was sentenced today in federal court for interfering with a U.S Coast Guard inspection.

The fishing boat captain was charged with hiding illegal nets that the boat was using during an inspection by the Coast Guard at sea.

New Bedford is EXTRA sensitive about the subject in the commercial

A dead body was found aboard a New Bedford fishing boat this afternoon.

Officials in Westport are offering more information about a body found by a fishing boat last week in waters off Westport. According to the assistant Harbormaster, the body was completely dismembered. Jonathan Paull told WJAR, Channel 10, the body had no arms, no legs and no head, it was just a torso wrapped in plastic...

A Dartmouth man is facing charges after New Bedford Police say he was caught breaking into a fishing vessel Wednesday night.

Coast Guard crew members rescued four fishermen about 25 miles southeast of Nantucket, after their boat started taking on water. The Coast Guard says the crew aboard the 71-foot Olivia Catherine called authorities shortly before 5 a.m...

For the tenth consecutive year, seafood buyers from around the world make a stop in New Bedford to buy fish.  The buyers come by way of the Seafood Expo in Boston.  Deputy Port Director Ed Anthes-Washburn tells WBSM News, for many of the buyers, the visit to New Bedford is the highlight of the Expo...

Fairhaven Firefighters doused a smokey, stubborn fishing boat fire Monday afternoon.  The fire broke out just after 1pm on Union Wharf.