Crewmember missing after fishing boat capsizes off Cape Cod
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for one missing crewmember after the fishing vessel Yankee Rose capsized off Provincetown, Massachusetts on Thursday.
The Coast Guard received the report from good Samaritans about the overturned boat just before noon about three nautical miles northeast of Race Point at the end of Cape Cod.
One person was found unconscious and rushed to the hospital, according to the Coast Guard. There's no word yet on their condition.
The Coast Guard launched helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft crews from Air Station Cape Cod, along with response boats. The Massachusetts Environmental Police and local responders from Provincetown also assisted in the search.
The Coast Guard announced the search for the missing crewmember was suspended on Friday afternoon.
"After 21 hours of continuous searching by the Coast Guard for the person who went missing after the F/V Yankee Rose capsized at around noon yesterday, the search has been suspended as of 1:27 p.m.," the Coast Guard said in a statement. "We express our deepest condolences for the family and loved ones."
Angel Luis Nieves was one of the people on board the boat, and his sister has confirmed to WBZ-TV that he died. She posted a tribute to her brother on an online fundraiser website. She says Angel will be, "fondly remembered by his family as a devoted family man who deeply loved God, his four children, nieces and nephews, the ocean, and lived with a generous heart."
The Yankee Rose is the same vessel where two people were found unconscious from carbon monoxide poisoning while docked at a pier in Provincetown last week. Six first responders were also exposed to carbon monoxide during the incident and taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
The incident comes just over a month after seven people aboard the Lily Jean were killed when it sank off the coast of Gloucester.
"I'm heartbroken by the news that the fishing vessel Yankee Rose was found capsized, and my prayers are with the loved ones of the crew, first responders and our entire fishing community during this incredibly difficult time," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said. "This is another devastating reminder of the dangers that come with life at sea and another tragedy for Massachusetts' fishing industry and the families who make their living on the water, especially so soon after the loss of the Lily Jean in Gloucester."
