Families of lost fishermen remember a dedicated, hardy crew
Mourners gathered at the Portland Fish Pier on Saturday for the four fishermen lost at sea when the Emmy Rose sank off the coast of Massachusetts.
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At the conclusion of a celebration of life service on Saturday, Ashley Gross, left, and Maya Porper throw a floral arrangement into the waters off the Portland Fish Pier to commemorate Michael Porper – their fiancee and father, respectively – and three other Maine fishermen who died when the Emmy Rose sank last month off Massachusetts.
Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
Friends and relatives of four fishermen lost at sea gathered at the Portland Fish Pier on Saturday to remember a captain and crew who worked hard, loved their families and felt a deep connection to the sea.