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UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing crewmembers from fishing vessel Lily Jean

Grief washed over Gloucester on Saturday morning as the Coast Guard suspended its search for six people missing after the fishing vessel Lily Jean went down Friday morning. 

A seventh crew member was found dead Friday morning. 

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By Andrea Holbrook | Staff Writer

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