August 19, 2016 โ The firm that owns a fishing vessel that sank early Wednesday miles off Mount Desert Island is being sued by the widow of a Westbrook man who died in 2013 after he fell overboard from the vessel during a fishing trip, according to federal court documents.
Marcia J. Gorham of Westbrook filed suit against the firm that owns the vessel, Lydia & Maya Inc., in May 2015, according to information posted online in the U.S. District Court document database. In the complaint, Gorham alleges that her husband, Martin J. Gorham, died as a result of โthe carelessness, negligence and recklessnessโ of the owners of the Lydia & Maya fishing vessel, which she claims was unseaworthy at the time of her husbandโs death off Cape Ann, Massachusetts, on Dec. 19, 2013.
In addition to his wife, Martin Gorham, 47, was survived by a teenage daughter and two stepsons, according to his obituary.
Marcia Gorham seeks a jury trial, unspecified full damages for suffering, distress and loss of pecuniary support, and unspecified punitive damages, according to the complaint.