Sadly, the fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts lost another trawler this past week 20 miles offshore. It has been reported that seven souls were on board with one body having been recovered as of this writing.
The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial commemorates the thousands of fishermen lost at sea in the first three centuries of Gloucester's history. It has become a symbol of the Gloucester since it was cast in 1925. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
One of the crew was 22-year-old Jada Samitt. According to Jon Cunningham, K1TP, of neighboring Rockport and creator of As The World Turns, a popular ham blog, Jada's family stated that she moved from Virginia to MA to study environmental biology. Being on the crew was her first big job at sea and was "her dream".
The Lily Jean, its captain, Gus Sanfilippo, and his crew were featured in a 2012 episode of the History Channel show “Nor’Easter Men.” Sanfilippo is described as a fifth-generation commercial fisherman, fishing out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the Georges Bank. The crew is shown working in dangerous weather conditions for hours on end, spending as many as 10 days at sea on one trip fishing for haddock, lobster and flounder.
May God bless Jada, Gus, and his crew and comfort their families.
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