The Johanna Lenore, a 76 foot trawler sank yesterday in rough seas about forty nautical miles south of Montauk, NY. The US Coast Guard reports that all four crew members were rescued and airlifted to Point Judith, R.I. where they were in stable condition.
The Johanna Lenore began taking on water earlier and when her pumps couldn't keep up the crew donned survival suite, deployed a life raft and EPIRB. Other vessels in the area tried to assist with additional de-watering pumps. The vessel capsized and sank just after the Coast Guard lifted the crew into their helicopter.
Seas at the time were said to be between 10 and 15 feet with winds at 20 kt gusting to 30 kt.
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