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Coast Guard Searching for Two Missing Lobstermen

Highs winds, freezing spray and the first winter storm of the season are making it more difficult for rescuers to find two people missing from a fishing vessel. 

U.S. Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol crews searched the waters near Matinicus Island Saturday afternoon, after the the F/V No Limits, homeported in Cushing, apparently foundered and went down while checking lobster traps.

According to a Coast Guard spokesperson, some rescue boats had to be called back due to dangerous weather, but a Coast Guard helicopter was able to locate the boat's Captain Chris Hutchinson, floating on a raft near the site of the sinking; he was treated and released from the hospital. But two crew members remain missing.

Chief Petty Officer Aaron Clendaniel said in a statement that the search will continue for the missing crew members. 

 It's not yet clear what caused the vessel to sink.