Overview
- The New Bedford-based scallop boat Yankee Rose capsized and sank a couple of nautical miles northeast of Race Point off Provincetown after Good Samaritans reported the overturned vessel Thursday morning.
- U.S. Coast Guard and Massachusetts Environmental Police recovered 37-year-old Angel Nieves from the water and brought him to MacMillan Pier, where he was pronounced dead.
- The Coast Guard suspended the search for the second crew member after roughly 21 hours in freezing conditions under a gale warning, and officials had not released his name.
- Family members identified the second fisherman as Truett Holcomb Jr., saying he was aboard when the boat left around 6 a.m. to dredge for scallops; the vessel has operated primarily from Provincetown with crew and ownership tied to New Bedford.
- The Coast Guard and Massachusetts Environmental Police have opened an investigation, and recent reports note the Yankee Rose had a Feb. 26 carbon monoxide incident as leaders offered condolences and underscored the risks of winter fishing.