Fisherman Rescued After Treading Water For Hours 8 Miles Off Cape Cod

CBS Boston

July 22, 2026

A fisherman who treaded water for hours several miles off the coast of Cape Cod was rescued after he was spotted by another fishing crew. The three-man crew aboard the fishing boat Seel Jr. had been in the home stretch of a nine-day trip Saturday when they changed course to lend a hand.

"A distress call came over the radio about 12:15 more or less from the Western Edge stating to the Coast Guard that he was missing a crewmember," Joao DaSilva recalled.

Coincidentally, the captain of Western Edge used to own the Seel crew's boat. They traveled in that direction for about an hour. Then suddenly, about eight miles off of Truro, they could hear cries for help.

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