4 missing in fishing trip off the New England coast
Written by ABC Audio. All rights reserved. on April 20, 2023
(HAMPTON, N.H.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the waters off New England for four people reported missing after they sailed for a fishing trip Wednesday.
Michael Sai and three unidentified passengers departed Hampton, New Hampshire, in a 17-foot white center console boat, according to the Coast Guard.
“Their reported destination was fishing grounds near Jeffreys Ledge, approx. 50 miles offshore,” the Coast Guard tweeted.
A Coast Guard helicopter, plane and two boats were deployed to search for the missing people, the agency said.
On Thursday, an aircraft found an overturned vessel seven miles northeast of Cape Ann, but no people in the water were observed, according to the Coast Guard.
Anyone with information is asked to call Sector Northern New England at (207) 767-0303.
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