Missing clammer in raritan bay

At this point I think it's going to be a recovery rathe than rescue operation. Thoughts and prayers to the family.

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Coast guard is searching the water by Marina on the Bay, NJSP Marine units are on scene.A missing boater was reported this am, authorities think they found the boat off the bulkhead on Barberie Ave and are continuing to search for the male onboard,Edward Broderick who had been reported missing since approximately 10 p.m., Saturday, when his vessel was en route to a clamming facility in Highlands and he never showed up.

Broderick was last seen wearing gray or green sweatpants. He is approximately 36/37 year old male, http://highlandsblog.files.wordpress...pg?w=450&h=338

blonde hair 5?9.
If anybody has information on the whereabouts of Broderick or the submersion of his boat, contact Coast Guard Sector New York Command Center at 718-354-4353.
For more info as it happens go to MC PoliceFireEMS

I agree Capt. Very sad news.Every year the sea takes its toll on our fishermen. May God watch over his family and friends. Thoughts and prayers.

prayers sent

Praying for Ed and his loved ones.

I was very sad to hear about this on the news the other day.

Did they find him or recover his body yet?

Prayers to the family.

^^^^This may be him. RIP thoughts and prayers to the family.
From the APP

HIGHLANDS — The body of a man was recovered in the Shrewsbury River Monday by State Police and may be that of area fisherman Edward Broderick, 38, who went missing Dec. 14 after his clamming boat sank.
State Police Sgt. Brian Polite, a spokesman for State Police, told the Asbury Park Press, “The body was spotted by passing fishermen in the late afternoon.”
Meanwhile, an autopsy performed Sunday on remains found a day earlier at Gateway National Recreation Area’s Sandy Hook unit determined that they were not human, Polite said.
On Monday afternoon, the man’s body was brought to the Gateway Marina, here. Police did not have a clothing description, and said the body was in a state of decomposition.
The State Police Marine Unit, Crime Scene Investigators and State Police detectives were at the scene Monday afternoon, Polite said.
The man’s body was taken by the Monmouth County Medical Examiner’s Office, and an autopsy is planned, he said.
“The medical examiner’s examination will be sometime tomorrow,” Polite said.
State Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Broderick’s disappearance.
Broderick’s friend Capt. Scott Hilliard said previously that he believes Broderick’s commercial vessel flipped in the Navesink River.
Hilliard owns the Prowler V, a party boat docked in Atlantic Highlands. He said Broderick worked on deck for him, on and off for the last five or six years. He also acted as second captain on overnight tuna fishing trips.
“We are really in shock about this. Everyone is saddened,” Hilliard said. “I feel horrible for his family. He had a 7-year-old daughter.”
According to authorities, Broderick was last heard from around 6 p.m. Dec. 14 after he told a friend that his vessel was heading to a clamming facility in Highlands.
The friend reported him missing about four hours later, and Broderick’s submerged vessel was found outside the marina where he originally intended to end his trip.
Hilliard said Broderick always was safe with the boat, so the fact that it sunk has him puzzled.
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook spent most of that weekend searching for Broderick, along with the state marine police and a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.
The search for Broderick had been suspended Dec. 17 because of the winter weather, police said.
Authorities are investigating whether Broderick’s boat collided with another craft, police said.
The submerged vessel was removed from the waters where it was discovered near the Captain Cove Marina in Highlands, which also is where Broderick was expected to be headed, authorities said.
When the sunken boat was discovered, rescuers went into the water and checked inside the boat’s cabin to be certain that Broderick was not trapped inside the vessel, Grossman said.

They finally did the official ID. Todays APP. www.app.com May he rip.

Body found Friday identified as missing clammer Edward Broderick
Mar. 24, 2014 1:45 PM |
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A 2013 file photo shows Edward Broderick, who was missing since Dec. 14, 2013, when his clamming boat sank. Broderick's body was found Friday off Captain's Cove Marina / Courtesy of Monmouth County Police, Fire & EMS

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HIGHLANDS : The body found pulled from the water at the Captain?s Cove Marina Friday has been positively identified as that of missing clammer Edward Broderick, 39, of Sea Bright, said State Trooper Jeff Flynn.

According to authorities, Broderick was last heard from around 6 p.m. after he told a friend that his vessel was heading to a clamming facility in Highlands.
OBITUARY: Edward John Broderick Jr.
The friend reported him missing about four hours later, and Broderick?s submerged vessel was found outside the Captain's Cove Marina, where he originally intended to end his trip.
Broderick worked off and on for Capt. Scott Hilliard, owner of the Prowler V, a party boat docked in Atlantic Highlands, who was very fond of him, he said in previous interviews.
"We are really in shock about this. Everyone is saddened," Hilliard said at the time of his disappearance. "I feel horrible for his family. He had a 7-year-old daughter."
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Flynn said that while the investigation into Broderick' death remains open, there is no foul play suspected.