The 71 foot New Bedford dragger "Costa and Corvo" went to the bottom 100 miles East of Cape Cod in the wee hours of this morning, presumably with it's Captain. They haven't announced any names yet (and out of respect for the families I won't mention them), but this has generally been a boat with an all-Portuguese crew and an Azorean Captain. Three crew members were able to be rescued by another fishing boat, and that's certainly a blessing.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/11/13/uscg_searches_for_fisherman_off_mass_coast/ This isn't the first time that vessel has been in the news- ten years ago she was dragging off Nantucket and accidentally found the wreck of the Atlantis. The Atlantis went to the bottom a year earlier taking its' Portuguese crew of 5 with her and leaving no trace. In terms of relevance to Azorean Genealogy, I think this reminds us that Americans of Azorean descent still ply the same waters that our ancestors once did, and still risk their lives daily to feed their families (and ours). Vá com Deus. Jay Fraga (my apologies for sending this twice- the first time I meant to post it as a new thread and it didn't quite work) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
