Family and friends of the seven people who were aboard a fishing boat that sank off the coast of Gloucester on Friday are in mourning after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the vessel Saturday morning.

The search for survivors on a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts with seven aboard has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

Deep-sea fishing in New England can always be hazardous, but it can be especially dangerous in the winter because of high waves, frigid temperatures and unpredictable weather.