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With the long line of American flags rippling above the crescent of Stacy Boulevard and the postcard of its harbor serving as the backdrop, Gloucester on Saturday once again wrapped its arms around those who went out to sea and never returned.

 

The number of Gloucester fishermen who have perished harvesting seafood from the cauldron of the North Atlantic Ocean now reaches into the thousands -- the most recent loss that of David "Heavy D" Sutherland last December during a rescue attempt after his boat, the Orin C, went down about 12 miles off Thacher Island.

On Saturday evening, America's oldest fishing community gathered to pay homage and remembrance to those who never returned to their hailing port from their last trip, with about 400 fishing friends and family circling the iconic Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial for the annual Fishermen's Memorial Service.Read the full story

 

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