2 Missing After Fishing Boat Sinks Off Nantucket Coast

NANTUCKET, MA – Rescue crews are searching for two fishermen after their boat sank 10 miles southeast of Nantucket Monday night, the Coast Guard said. A distress call went out from the Misty Blue, a 69-foot fishing vessel with four crew members onboard, around 6:10 p.m.

Two of the fishermen were rescued by the fishing boat Enterprise. Coast Guard crews, local police and fire agencies and other fishing boats in the area are looking for the remaining crew members.

The Misty Blue was ported out of New Bedford. The cause of the sinking is under investigation.