Coast Guard: Computer to blame in deadly accident

(NECN: Gloucester, Mass.) - There is new information about a deadly fishing boat accident off Gloucester, Massachusetts. A Coast Guard captain reportedly says computer problems may have delayed rescue efforts. The fishing vessel Patriot went down with two crew members on board. Capt. Gail Kulisch tells The Gloucester Daily Times that delays in the Coast Guard's response to the Jan. 3 emergency occurred because the distress signal came in an unorthodox manner, and the key source of information was "a fisherman's wife." Kulisch, Sector Boston commander, said Coast Guard personnel read more

NECN | January 12, 2009