Maine, Coast Guard

Coast Guard looking for father and son missing at sea off Maine
A father-son pair of commercial fishermen went missing Saturday night off the coast of northern Maine, authorities said.
Search on for father and son fishermen missing at sea off Maine
The Maine Marine Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and local fishermen began searching for Chester Barrett and his son, Aaron, along the coast between Lubec and South Addison.
Coast Guard suspends search for 2 fishermen
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two commercial fishermen and will not resume it without new information, a spokesman said Monday. Maine Marine Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard were searching on Sunday for Chester Barrett and his son Aaron Barrett after family members reported them missing when they failed to return to port in South Addison.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Maine fishermen
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for two fisherman who went missing off the coast of Maine. The Maine Marine Patrol says Chester Barrett, a commercial fisherman, and his son Aaron Barrett were reported missing on Saturday evening by a family member.
Officials suspend search for two fishermen who went missing in Downeast Maine
Coast Guard officials said they searched for more than 42 hours combined and 950 square miles of ocean and coastline
Search suspended for missing father, son fishing crew
The Coast Guard has announced that it has suspended it’s search for the two fishermen who went missing of the coast of Cutler.
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