Personal Watercraft Insurance News, NJ Police Find Sunken Fishing Boat, but Captain Remains Missing
Investigators found a sunken fishing boat off New Jersey on Wednesday after it was seen taking on water the day before, the authorities said.
The New Jersey State Police located the 40-foot steel trawler, known as El Jefe, after witnesses reported watching the boat sink about two miles offshore in the Sandy Hook Channel on Tuesday afternoon. Its captain was believed to be aboard. Investigators spotted a cooler floating Tuesday near where the boat sank, but the search was later called off for the night, said a spokeswoman for the United States Coast Guard, which was assisting in the effort.
Around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, investigators found a boat using side scan sonar, which scans the sea floor, and divers identified it as El Jefe, the State Police said. However, they did not find the boat’s captain, Tom Anderson.
