April 21, 2015 — The crew of a fishing boat made an unexpected trip to Gloucester over the weekend.
U.S. Coast Guard teams from Station Gloucester and the cutter Legare, based in Portsmouth, Va., responded to the Angela Michelle, a 61-foot trawler fishing vessel around 115 miles east of Gloucester, after the crew reported the vessel’s anchor became wrapped around the ship’s propeller and rudder, according to an official Coast Guard statement.
The four-person fishing crew was still in Gloucester around noon on Monday, according to Roff Ruddell, Coast Guard public affairs specialist.
“I don’t know if they’ve actually unwrapped their line yet,” he said.
Records indicate that the vessel is based out of Dover, N.H., and is owned by Carter Fisheries. Officials with Carter Fisheries did not return phone calls Sunday seeking comment.
Ruddell said he didn’t know what the crew was fishing for.
According to the Coast Guard, the fishing vessel’s crew was met by the crew of the Legare, a 270-foot “medium endurance cutter from Portsmouth, Va.,” which began towing the stranded Angela Michelle.