PORTLAND, Maine—The Coast Guard has ended its search for a Maine lobsterman who fell overboard while fishing in deep waters 45 miles off the coast of Rockland.
The Coast Guard dispatched aircraft and boats Sunday afternoon and continued to search with boats on Monday before giving up at 1:15 p.m. Coast Guard Lt. Nick Barrow says the preliminary indication is that 38-year-old David Mahonen of South Thomaston went overboard after becoming entangled in gear.
Mahonen was not wearing a life jacket or survival suit.
Coast Guard searchers battled fog, driving rain, 12- to 18-foot seas and high winds. Aircraft were grounded Monday by low clouds.
Officials say the Mahonen was one of four people aboard the Rhode Island-based Timothy Michael. The 77-foot boat often fishes far offshore near Jeffreys Ledge.
