Fishing boat sinks about 75 miles east of Cape May, N.J. on Tuesday morning

[Morpheus]

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/032409_Seven_People_In_Coast_Guard_Rescue2309197

Boat Sinks, Loss Of Life
Reported

Survivors In Raft Found By Coast
Guard

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - MyFoxPhilly has learned that seven people were in a fishing boat that sunk about 75 miles east of Cape May, N.J. on Tuesday morning.


Officials say one person is dead and four people are missing. Two people are being taken to local hospitals.
One of the survivors is alert, while the other was reportedly unresponsive but with vital signs.
Aerial footage from a facility in Atlantic City International Airport showed what appeared to a body being loaded into a medical van.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Chris McLaughlin says the Lady Mary, whose homeport is Cape May, sank around 5 a.m. about 65 miles off Cape May.
MyFoxPhilly has learned that the boat is currenlty underwater.

 

[tdappleman]

Did a quick search and found this - wonder what happened which could take out a commercial boat of this size?

Vessel Name: LADY MARY USCG Doc. No.: 520834
Vessel Service: COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL IMO Number: 7043207
Trade Indicator: Fishery Call Sign: WDA8618
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: 128
Ship Builder: GRAHAM BOATS INC Year Built: 1969

Length (ft.): 71.2
Hailing Port: CAPE MAY NJ Hull Depth (ft.): 12
Owner: SMITH & SMITH INC
148 PARK AVENUE
BAYBORO, NC 28515 Hull Breadth (ft.): 21.2 Gross Tonnage: 105 Net Tonnage: 71
Documentation Issuance Date: May 27, 2008 Documentation Expiration Date: June 30, 2009