Crime & Safety
Fishing Captain Dies Off Plymouth County
The Coast Guard responded to a distress call near Hull.
HULL, MA — A fishing captain died following a Coast Guard rescue off Hull Tuesday. The crew of a 44-foot lobster boat issued a distress call at about 4:15 p.m. when their captain started displaying stroke-like symptoms, the Coast Guard said in a statement. The crew started CPR.
A response boat arrived at the scene within 10 minutes and used a defibrillator as the captain was transported to an ambulance at Reserve Channel. He was driven to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The captain's name was not released.
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"It is always hard to lose a loved one, especially during this time of year, and our hearts go out to the crew and the captain's family," said Coast Guard Lt. John Gustus in a statement.
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