It's another chapter in the tragic story of the 75 foot dragger Lady Grace, of New Bedford, which had been lost at sea in January of this year.
Earlier in the month, the Coast Guard had responded to a radio call from the Lady Grace reported they were without power and drifting approximately 10 miles east of Great Point, Nantucket. The Coast Guard undertook a tow and brought the vessel into safer waters. A commercial tow then brought the vessel to port.
Then, two weeks later, Coast Guard Sector Boston received a call from the fishing vessel Lisa Ann II reporting that they had been communicating routinely via e-mail with the Lady Grace. The crew of the Lisa Ann II's became concerned when the 75-foot dragger did not reply to the last e-mail. The Coast Guard launched a search for the Lady Grace.
Sadly, the Coast Guard was able to locate the sunken vessel, but not the crew. Eventually divers from the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit and a private salvage company successfully searched a portion of the interior section of the sunken vessel, but two of the crew were never found.
Then, yesterday, the Lady Grace was salvaged by a commercial contractor, Donjon Marine Co., Inc., and placed on a deck barge. Subsequently, the Coast Guard and Massachusetts State Police continued their investigation on board the vessel. The barge has been brought to port in Quonset, R.I.
The captain of the Port of Providence has released the vessel.
Earlier in the month, the Coast Guard had responded to a radio call from the Lady Grace reported they were without power and drifting approximately 10 miles east of Great Point, Nantucket. The Coast Guard undertook a tow and brought the vessel into safer waters. A commercial tow then brought the vessel to port.
Then, two weeks later, Coast Guard Sector Boston received a call from the fishing vessel Lisa Ann II reporting that they had been communicating routinely via e-mail with the Lady Grace. The crew of the Lisa Ann II's became concerned when the 75-foot dragger did not reply to the last e-mail. The Coast Guard launched a search for the Lady Grace.
Sadly, the Coast Guard was able to locate the sunken vessel, but not the crew. Eventually divers from the Massachusetts State Police Underwater Recovery Unit and a private salvage company successfully searched a portion of the interior section of the sunken vessel, but two of the crew were never found.
Then, yesterday, the Lady Grace was salvaged by a commercial contractor, Donjon Marine Co., Inc., and placed on a deck barge. Subsequently, the Coast Guard and Massachusetts State Police continued their investigation on board the vessel. The barge has been brought to port in Quonset, R.I.
The captain of the Port of Providence has released the vessel.
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