Augusta - The Office of Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified the body recovered Sunday from the sunken fishing vessel Sudden Impact as Chester Barrett of South Addison. Chester's body was recovered after a search that began Saturday, January 18th when he and his son Aaron were reported missing. The two had been transiting from Edmunds to South Addison on board the Sudden Impact when it sank in 160 feet of water about three-quarters of a mile southwest of Moose River in eastern Washington County. 

Trescott, Maine – On Sunday February 2, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m. a team of highly-skilled volunteer divers located and recovered a body from inside the cabin of the fishing vessel Sudden Impact.

The recovered body has been transported to the medical examiner’s office for formal identification.

The Maine Marine Patrol along with local fishermen and the Maine State Police/Marine Patrol Underwater Recovery Dive Team have been working to recover the body since it was first located on January 23rd inside the vessel.

Attention Seaweed Harvester

The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is holding a public hearing on the aquaculture proposal listed below:

Jonesport, Maine – Area fishermen and members of the public are invited to an afternoon of demonstrations and informal discussion focusing on the use of alternative lobster fishing gear on February 6, 2025 from 1-5 pm in Jonesport (snow date: February 18, 1-5 pm).

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January 29, 2025

Date: January 28, 2025
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Kennebunk Middle School; 60 Thompson Road
Town: Kennebunk

January 7, 2025

A large number of endangered North Atlantic right whales remain off the