When the 72-foot Lily Jean sunk about 25 miles off the coast of Cape Ann on Jan. 30, the loss was felt in Gloucester and across the region’s fishing community. But the losses were most keenly felt by ...
"I'm pretty doggone shook up," Rick Beale said. "This is the first time in my life I have ever really thought about quitting.
Family, friends and fellow fishermen gathered on the Portland Pier to honor the seven people on the Gloucester-based fishing vessel, Lily Jean, when it sank at sea.