Overview
- The council issued a condolence statement and called the tragedy a solemn reminder of the risks fishermen face every time they leave port.
- The Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund, through Cape Ann Savings Bank, set up the verified donation site to benefit the seven families equally.
- The seven were identified as captain Accursio “Gus” Sanfilippo, Paul Beal Sr., Paul Beal Jr., John Rousanidis, Freeman Short, Sean Therrien, and NOAA observer Jada Samitt.
- The vessel sank on Jan. 30 off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, resulting in the loss of all seven people aboard.
- The council oversees fishery resources from three to 200 miles off the coasts of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.