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Aug 30, 2013 · On March 24, 2009, the Lady Mary was nearing the end of a routine, early season fishing trip when its emergency distress beacon was automatically activated as the boat began to sink. Because of a ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Fishing Vessel Lady Mary Remembered 15 Years After Sinking. On March 18, 2009, the F/V Lady Mary, a 71-foot scallop boat, left Cape May Harbor for the scalloping grounds in an area known as the Elephant’s Trunk, roughly 60 miles from Cape May. The crew had nearly completed its catch when, between 5:19 and 5:39 a.m. on March 24, the boat sank.
Feb 9, 2020 · The fishing boat Lady Mary and her crew are hauling scallops in near-freezing waters off the shores of New Jersey in 2009. On their final night, something go...
Apr 24, 2024 · April 24, 2024 • UPDATED 5/1/24. CAPE MAY – On March 18, 2009, the F/V Lady Mary, a 71-foot scallop boat, left Cape May Harbor for the scalloping grounds in an area known as the Elephant’s ...
Jul 29, 2011 · The March 2009 sinking of the fishing vessel Lady Mary off Cape May, N.J., with the loss of six crewmembers inspired a 20-page Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper account of the tragedy and, with the loss of five other fishermen off New Jersey in 2009, raised an alarm that helped push far-reaching fishing vessel safety measures through Congress.
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Aug 31, 2009 · One crewmember, Jose Luis Arias, who had been sleeping below, survived the Lady Mary sinking. He made it into the water with his survival suit on and was rescued. Divers recovered Tarzon Smith’s body from the Lady Mary May 12. A few days later, a fishing boat found Frank Credle’s body in the water.
The Coast Guard working with the New Jersey State Police verified the position of the fishing vessel Lady Mary, which sank southeast of Cape May, N.J., Wednesday, April 29, 2009, with the use of a ...
