A tragic boating accident occurred during a fishing tournament on Saturday, March 12, 2022, when a man, the son of a Venezuelan banking billionaire was killed by the propellers of a Sport Fishing vessel.
According to several news sources, Juan Carlos Escotet Alviarez, 31, jumped into the water to save his fiancée, Andrea Montero, 30, when she was knocked over the stern of a Sport Fishing vessel, the Otoro, by the vessel’s captain. In an effort to save his fiancée, Mr. […]
Category: Fishermen Injury & Death
Rhode Island News reports the captain of the New Bedford fishing vessel Atlantic Prince radioed the Coast Guard on the night of March 15 that a 26-year-old crewmember suffered an eye injury and required immediate medical attention. At the time of the injury, the fishing vessel was about 50 miles south of Block Island.
The U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted the fisherman to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where he was reported to be in stable condition.
Boston.com reports New Bedford authorities stated the body of the 47-year-old fisherman was found by a fellow crew member at about 7:30 a.m. on January 28, 2011 floating next to a Gloucester-based herring boat.
New Bedford Detective Lt. Jeffrey Silva said the victim tried to return to the boat at about 1 a.m. after a night of socializing. Surveillance video shows the fisherman trying to pull himself onto a platform and board the vessel, when he slipped and fell 20 feet […]
Cape Cod Online.com reports that on January 16, 2011 at approximately 3:50 p.m. Coast Guard watchstanders in Boston received a report from the captain of the fishing vessel Jennifer Anne that a 53 year old fishermen was experiencing chest pain. The Jennifer Anne was approximately 115 miles east of Cape Anne, Massachusetts when the emergency happened.
An HH-60 rescue helicopter and an HU-25 Falcon Jet were dispatched to aid the injured fisherman. Once on scene the fisherman was hoisted to the […]
KRISTV.com reports watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a request for a medevac at 10 a.m., on January 11, 2011 from the Mexican Rescue Command Center in Tampico, Mexico, stating that a crewmember aboard the Gijon IX had reportedly suffered a laceration on his head while working on deck. The fishing boat was approximately 40 miles south of South Padre Island, Texas when the accident occurred.
The Coast Guard dispatched a HH-65C Dolphin Helicopter which hoisted the injured fisherman […]