Fishing Boat Capsizes In Boston Harbor, 1 Dead

Published November 15, 2010

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One man died and another was rescued Monday morning after a lobster boat capsized in Boston Harbor.

The Coast Guard received a call at 1:20 a.m. that the vessel Jacquelyn Ann was overdue with two men on board. The boat had left the Wessaguesset Yacht Club in Weymouth at noon on Sunday to retrieve lobster traps near Hull Gut.

One man was rescued on Little Brewster Island, north of Hull; the other was found unresponsive and later died. The rescued man told crews the vessel boat capsized about 2 p.m. Sunday.

Cold water temperatures could have contributed to the death. The cold contributes to fatigue that could lead to drowning.

The Patriot-Ledger and the Globe are also following.

An earlier report said both men died.