The Coast Guard Monday said an "undocumented migrant" was discovered during a routine boarding of the fishing vessel Southern Crusader II, a boat registered to and co-owned by the R & C Fishing Corp. of New Bedford's Carlos Raphael.
According to the Coast Guard, the Vila Nova Do Corvo II was boarded in Buzzards Bay.
"During routine measurements of the vessel to account for all spaces, the four-person boarding team from Coast Guard Station Menemsha (on Martha's Vineyard) identified an unaccounted-for space," according to a prepared statement from the Coast Guard's first district public affairs office in Boston. "With consent from the master of the vessel, the boarding team removed a panel from the forward bulkhead of the crew head to account for the space.
"Removal of the panel revealed an insulated space with lighting and a deck drain," the statement continued.
According to the Standard-Times of New Bedford, the void was empty in the vessel, which was returning to port from a fishing trip.
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