All seven people who died last week when the Gloucester-based fishing vessel the Lily Jean sank off the Massachusetts coast were identified Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The seven were lost at sea early Friday morning after the Coast Guard received an emergency beacon 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann.
Lily Jean crewmembers identified
The official list of victims includes:
• Accursio “Gus” Sanfilippo, captain
• Paul Beal Sr., crew
• Paul Beal Jr., crew
• John Rousanidis, crew
• Freeman Short, crew
• Sean Therrien, crew
• Jada Samitt, NOAA fisheries observer
The Coast Guard searched for the Lily Jean all day Friday, but said they suspended the search on Saturday “after all reasonable search efforts for the missing crewmembers had been exhausted.” Only one body has been recovered so far, according to investigators.
The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified Sanfilippo, 55, as the individual who was recovered by the Coast Guard.
“Jada was on the Lily Jean that day because of her strong belief in her work, not only as an observer, but as someone who knew her important role as a crew member. She proved herself to be so on every trip, and conveyed to us how critical it was to protect the seas and fisheries. We could not be more proud of and grateful to her for it,” Samitt’s family said in a statement Sunday.
All seven people who died last week when the Gloucester-based fishing vessel the Lily Jean sank off the Massachusetts coast were identified Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The seven were lost at sea early Friday morning after the Coast Guard received an emergency beacon 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann.
Lily Jean crewmembers identified
The official list of victims includes:
• Accursio “Gus” Sanfilippo, captain
• Paul Beal Sr., crew
• Paul Beal Jr., crew
• John Rousanidis, crew
• Freeman Short, crew
• Sean Therrien, crew
• Jada Samitt, NOAA fisheries observer
The Coast Guard searched for the Lily Jean all day Friday, but said they suspended the search on Saturday “after all reasonable search efforts for the missing crewmembers had been exhausted.” Only one body has been recovered so far, according to investigators.
The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identified Sanfilippo, 55, as the individual who was recovered by the Coast Guard.
“Jada was on the Lily Jean that day because of her strong belief in her work, not only as an observer, but as someone who knew her important role as a crew member. She proved herself to be so on every trip, and conveyed to us how critical it was to protect the seas and fisheries. We could not be more proud of and grateful to her for it,” Samitt’s family said in a statement Sunday.
