Bodies Of Fishermen From Misty Blue Found

NANTUCKET, MA – The bodies of two fishermen missing from a boat that sank off the coast of Nantucket have been recovered, state police said. They have been identified as 44-year-old Michael Roberts and 32-year-old Jonathan Saraiva, according to the Boston Herald.

The Misty Blue, a 69-foot fishing vessel with four crew members onboard, sank 10 miles southeast of Nantucket Dec. 4. Two of the fishermen were rescued by the fishing boat Enterprise. Coast Guard crews, local police and fire agencies and other fishing boats searched the area for Roberts and Saraiva.

The search was called off Dec. 5 after the wreckage of the boat was discovered.

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