Body found in search for missing ex-tug captain

(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) — A second body has been found following an accident at a fishing-boat pier, the SouthCoastToday.com news Web site reported. Capt. Kenneth Theustad, a former tug captain based in New York, was reported missing Tuesday after another crew member apparently slipped while boarding their 75-foot fishing vessel. Authorities said Theustad may have jumped into the water in an attempt to save the other man.
 
Click here to read the Web site’s report on the incident.
 
Click here to read a story about Theustad’s career at sea.
By Professional Mariner Staff