Coast Guard Suspends Search for Luck Lady and Crew

Late this afternoon, the Coast Guard announced that it had suspended the search for the Lucky Lady, missing southeast of Portland Maine, with a crew of two. This was a great disappointment for them , as it was just on January 29th that the search for the remainder of the crew of the Lady Grace was suspended. That vessel had sunk on January 26, approximately 11 miles north of Nantucket. In that incident, only the the body of the Captain was discovered, on board the sunken vessel.

In its' press release, "The Coast Guard reminds the New England fishing community that the North Atlantic is a dangerous and unpredictable environment, and to be mindful of the dangers inherent to their work. "

These stories are in contrast to the events in January when 3 fisherman from the Gertrude H. were successfully rescued after their ship sunk in Rhode Island Sound.

This should make us all aware of the tough way of life for those who go off shore and fish for a living, as well as the men and women of our Coast Guard.