of Gloucester and sinking it in a commercial fishing area. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Michael E. Agent in Charge of the Northeast Region of the U.S. Investigative Service, announced that THOMAS W. 47, of 121 Wheeler Street, Gloucester, was sentenced by U.S. violating the Refuse Act. the coast of Gloucester in approximately one hundred feet of water. pumped water into it using a bilge pump until it sank stern first. the expense. fishermen, thereby creating a navigational hazard. recommendation in the plea agreement filed in the case. serving one year of probation, LUKEGORD will pay a fine of $2,000. sinking. which equals the cost to the Coast Guard in responding to the sinking. newspapers of the two largest fishing ports in the region.