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‘Deep in Sorrow’: Gloucester Mourns as Search Halted for Crew of Lily Jean, Sunken 25 Miles Offshore

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Gus Sanfilippo; Lily Jean ship.Credit : Gus Sanfilippo/Facebook

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After famed fishing boat Lily Jean went missing off Cape Ann, Mass., a friend of the ship’s captain recalled their last phone call, which took place just hours before tragedy struck
“We usually work together all the time. We are like glue man,” he said of Gus Sanfilippo, captain of the Lily Jean
The U.S. Coast Guard shared that the search for passengers has been suspended after all search efforts were exhausted

A fisherman recounted his final call with Gus Sanfilippo, captain of the Lily Jean, which took place just hours before the boat sank off the coast of Gloucester, Mass.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert in regard to the 72-foot fishing vessel on Friday, Jan. 30, according to a USCG news release. While the agency attempted to contact the vessel, a lack of response prompted the issuance of an urgent marine information broadcast.

Seven people were reported to be onboard the vessel.  One unresponsive body and an unoccupied life raft associated with the vessel were found, according to the USCG.

Captain Sebastian Noto, a friend of Lily Jean’s captain, told NBC10 Boston that he spoke with Sanfilippo just hours before tragedy struck.

Fishing boat sinks off Gloucester

Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial in Gloucester, Mass.AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty

“I was about 30 miles east of him,” he told the outlet. “We usually work together all the time. We are like glue man. We give a lot of information back-and-forth.”

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On the day that the Lily Jean sank, Noto recalled talking to Sanfilippo around 3 a.m. and hearing him say, “I quit. It’s too cold.”

“He was calm,” he added of the ship’s captain. “He just couldn’t do the cold because the air holes was freezing.”

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