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Man on New Bedford-based fishing boat missing after going overboard

The Coast Guard has responded to the scene 60 nautical miles southeast of Nantucket.

August 16, 2021

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A man on the New Bedford-based fishing vessel Blue Wave went overboard, and Coast Guard crews were assisting with the search 60 nautical miles southeast of Nantucket on Monday morning.

“The man was not wearing a life jacket,” the Coast Guard said on Twitter.

Coast Guard crews from Air Station Cape Cod and the Coast Guard Cutter Tybee responded.

#HappeningNow
Crews from @USCG Air Station Cape Cod are actively searching for a man overboard 60NM southeast of #Nantucket from the F/V Blue Wave out of New Bedford, #Massachusetts

The man was not wearing a life jacket.

CGC TYBEE is also en route to assist in the search.
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) August 16, 2021