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January 31, 2007

Body of Lady of Grace's captain ID'd

The body located in the wheelhouse of the sunken New Bedford fishing vessel has been identified as the captain of the Lady of Grace, Antonio Barroqueiro.

The state Medical Examiner’s Office notified the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office around midday today that it had completed the autopsy and identification of the fishermen’s body, First Assistant District Attorney Michael Trudeau said this afternoon.

Divers recovered Barroqueiro’s body around 2:30 p.m. Monday, after diving for nearly nine hours.

The boat’s captain and three-member crew had cut their eight-day trip for groundfish in half and headed back toward New Bedford Friday afternoon, heeding warnings from the Coast Guard about single-digit temperatures, lashing winds of 45 knots and 22-foot seas. The 75-foot dragger was apparently overcome with ice.

Late Saturday, Coast Guard search crews using sonar and underwater cameras discovered the boat in 36 feet of water on the bottom of Nantucket Sound. They were drawn to the area by an oil slick about 11 nautical miles north of Nantucket.

Lost at sea were Barroqueiro’s crew -- Rogerio Vendura, Mario Farinha and João Silva.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 3:29 PM | Permalink

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