A Rhode Island fishing boat sunk off the coast of New Jersey. Two crew members were rescued, but the Coast Guard is still searching this morning for Philip Ruhle, Sr., of North Kingstown, owner/operator of the Sea Breeze.
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A Rhode Island fishing boat sunk off the coast of New Jersey. Two crew members were rescued, but the Coast Guard is still searching this morning for Philip Ruhle, Sr., of North Kingstown, owner/operator of the Sea Breeze.
They had the memorial service today, rip.
Memorial service for missing RI boat captain
The Associated Press
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - A memorial service is planned for the owner and captain of a Rhode Island fishing boat that sank off New Jersey last week.
The service for Phil Ruhle Sr. is set for Monday morning at Calvary United Methodist Church in Middletown.
His boat, the 80-foot Sea Breeze of Newport, was carrying 100,000 pounds of fish when it capsized and sank about 45 miles east of Atlantic City late Wednesday. Two crew members were rescued after they spent hours in the water.
The captain was last seen in the boat's wheelhouse as it sank. The Coast Guard suspended the search for him Friday.
Gov. Don Carcieri, who appointed Ruhle to the New England Fisheries Management Council, called his loss a tragic reminder of the dangers fishermen face.