A commercial fisherman, Gus Sanfilippo, six crew members, and a NOAA observer are presumed dead after their 72-foot vessel, Lily Jean, sank off Massachusetts on Saturday. The Coast Guard responded to an emergency beacon, finding debris, an empty life raft, and one body in freezing waters. Search efforts continue amid dangerous conditions worsened by an approaching nor’easter. Sanfilippo and his crew were featured in the 2012 series Nor’Easter Men, highlighting the risks of commercial fishing.
