Commercial fishermen talk about their dangerous job, and doing it in light of disheartening tragedy. East Coast has seen several worst commercial fishing tragedies. Joe Jones, Captain of The Storm, a 66-foot fishing boat, looked out onto the water, saying that he don’t know what happened on that boat. But, it’s something that all the fishermen here are left wondering after learning about what happened to part of their fishing family.
He recalled that they were out there and the helicopter was flying around, the C-130 was flying around, the cutter and they were looking. It’s something that’s hard for some to speak about, but still they push on, saying they just have to keep going. Jones also said that a lot of scary times happened on the docks but the business runs as usual.
Cornelius Boyce, a retired clammer, who spent 24 years on commercial fishing boats, opined while many of the commercial fishing vessels spend several days at a time out at sea, some come in and out everyday. Those on them say they’re taking a risk every time they return to open waters. He added that despite the danger, the fishermen say it’s all in a days work. They just try not to think about what could happen, while at the same time being prepared just in case something does.
