Coast Guard searching for Gloucester fishing crew after distress call leads to body, debris found

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday found debris and a body after launching a search for a commercial fishing vessel off Massachusetts that was featured in a History Channel show detailing the dangerous conditions the crew endured.

The search began after the Coast Guard said it received an emergency alert from the 72-foot fishing vessel Lily Jean early Friday located about 25 miles offshore near Gloucester. It is unclear how many people were on the vessel, a ground fishboat that fished for cod, haddock and pollock.