1 Dead, 1 Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Cape Cod

Coast Guard crews respond to a capsized fishing vessel near Race Point. Photo/USCG

One person is dead and another remains missing after a fishing boat capsized off of Race Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Thursday.

Coast Guard officials said they received a report from two Good Samaritans of the capsized vessel shortly before noon on Thursday, March 5. The vessel was roughly three nautical miles northeast of Race Point.

The vessel was later identified as the fishing vessel Yankee Rose, which reportedly had two people on board. According to a report on Boston.com, the Yankee Rose is the same vessel that last week was the subject of an emergency response in Provincetown when two people were found unconscious on board the boat due to carbon monoxide.

The Coast Guard launched an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a HC-144 Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft from Air Station Cape Cod, along with response boats from Station Provincetown and Cape Cod Canal. Massachusetts Environmental Police and local responders, including Towboat U.S. assisted in the search.

Massachusetts Environmental Police recovered a person from the water at approximately 12:27 p.m. Coast Guard officials said that person was rushed to receive medical care, but multiple news reports stated that person later died.

At approximately 3:48 p.m., the Coast Guard helicopter crew confirmed that the Yankee Rose sank with an adjacent debris field.

“Our thoughts are with the families of the crew of the F/V Yankee Rose and the local fishing community,” said Commander Thomas Wieland, Sector SENE Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator. “Coast Guard crews are continuing to search the area, and we remain committed to doing everything possible to locate the missing mariner.”

The Coast Guard reminds boaters in southeastern New England that if they see a maritime emergency, they should contact Sector Southeastern New England at (866) 819-9128 or via VHF channel 16.