F/V Lady Mary sinking with loss of lives

Captains,

The NJ Star Ledger has published a 5 part series on the sinking, search and rescue and investigation of the commercial fishing vessel Lady Mary out of Cape May New Jersey. The cause of the casualty has yet to be determined, but the series and accompanying video provides a thought provoking account of the fatal event and the perilous fishing occupation in general.

It also depicts the challenge of ship wreck forensics and determining what happened "because there's no skid marks at sea".

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The Wreck of the Lady Mary: Chapter 1 - Mystery shrouds fatal scallop boat sinking

The Wreck of the Lady MaryThe Lady Mary left the Port of Cape May on the morning of March 18, 2009 on a routine scallop fishing trip. The vessel with its crew of seven traveled 66 miles to the restricted scallop fishing area known as the Elephant Trunk. Some time between 5:10 and 5:40 a.m. on March 24, the boat sank and six of the seven crewman were killed. Was it swamped in rough seas? Or did a passing container ship strike the boat without ever knowing it?Watch video