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Joseph Jones Missing Person Case

Last seen in Cobscook Bay, Maine on Oct 20, 2009

Victim Details

Mar 28, 2019

Mar 11, 2024

Joseph

Jones

44

28

69 inches

73 inches

150 lbs

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Oct 20, 2009

Cobscook Bay

Maine

Washington County

No

48881

United States Coast Guard

Belfast

Maine

Waldo County

04915

2 Franklin St, Maine

2252985400

Federal

Other

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Commercial-Regulations-standards-CG-5PS/Marine-Safety-Center-MSC/

479016

2009-10-20

United States Coast Guard

9637

Brown

Blue

Blue

10/09/2026


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Joseph Jones, a 28-year-old fisherman, went missing on October 20, 2009, when the commercial fishing vessel *Bottom Basher* sank in Cobscook Bay, Maine. Jones, along with two other crew members, was aboard the 34-foot dragger during an urchin-fishing expedition. The last confirmed sighting of the boat occurred near Falls Island around 1:00 p.m. that day. A passing fisherman noted the vessel’s presence, but later that night, a concerned party reported the boat overdue, prompting a large-scale s ...
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Last Seen: Oct 20, 2009

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