Emergency beacon failed on doomed ship

As divers searched for bodies and answers in the capsizing of the New Bedford-based fishing boat Lady of Grace, investigators said an emergency beacon that failed to pop free of the ship may have contributed to the disaster.

The Lady of Grace was found 40 feet under the frigid waters of Nantucket Sound, after disappearing in high seas and heavy icing conditions. Its emergency position-indicating radio beacon was lodged in the boat’s scuppers.