PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 14, 2022
The sinking of a Portland-based fishing vessel and loss of four crew members in 2020 was likely caused by water flooding through deck hatches that weren’t watertight and didn’t have covers with proper securing mechanisms, according to a new report from federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board also found that two freeing ports, designed to drain water, were closed. That further reduced the Emmy Rose’s stability and caused the vessel to capsize off the coast of Massachusetts in Nov. 2020. The four men on board, three from Maine, were not found and are presumed dead.