Coast Guard Suspends Search for People Missing From Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts

Coast Guard Suspends Search for People Missing From Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts
Fishing boats are tied up in Gloucester, Mass., the home port of a vessel that that went missing at sea with seven people aboard, on Jan. 30, 2026. AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
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GLOUCESTER, Mass.—The search for survivors on a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts with seven aboard has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann. Searchers found a debris field near where the alert was sent along with a body in the water and an empty life raft, the Coast Guard said.