Posted on Wed, Nov. 11, 2009
U.S. Coast Guard crews tonight were searching for three missing persons after their fishing boat sank in stormy waters near Cape May, authorities said.
The 44-foot vessel "Sea Tractor" was 20 miles east of Cape May when it sent out an automatic distress signal at 7:35 p.m., said Petty Officer Crystal Kneen.
A Coast Guard helicopter crew was dispatched and found only an empty life raft when it arrived at the boat's last known location, Kneen said.
Two helicopter crews continued to search the waters and two Coast Guard cutters were on their way to join the rescue operation, she said.
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