EASTHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - The Coast Guard is searching for a fishing boat they say is two days overdue off Cape Cod, officials say.
The boat, known as “F/V Seahorse” has a mermaid on the bow and “Seahorse” painted on the stern in rough lettering, according to the Coast Guard.
Officials say a fisherman launched the white, 30-foot fishing boat from Rock Harbor in Orleans on Saturday. The truck and trailer used to haul the boat remain at the marina.
The Coast Guard says the last cell phone ping from the boat was off the coast of Chatham. Search crews are scouring Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket Sound, both in the water and on the shoreline.
Those who know the missing fisherman say they are praying for his safe return.
“Just a beautiful, beautiful person,” said his neighbor Tracey. “I’m torn up. The police came today to check out his apartment and that’s how I found out this morning.”
The fisherman is known for being hardworking, according to local Chip Lemoine.
“It’s always tough to lose somebody local, or anybody, but somebody local that people know. Just a hard worker,” Leomoine said.
Anyone with information about the boat’s whereabouts is asked to call Sector Southeastern New England Command Center at 866-819-9128.
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