Key takeaways:
- The search for three American sailors who went missing while sailing off the coast of Mexico has been suspended.
- The three sailors were aboard a 44-foot Lafitte sailboat and were headed for San Diego.
- The U.S. Coast Guard has asked anyone with information about the missing sailors to contact the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Command Center and the families of the missing sailors have set up a GoFundMe page.
The search for three American sailors who went missing while sailing off the coast of Mexico earlier this month has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday.
Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien and William Gross left Mazatlán on Mexico’s Pacific coast on April 4 aboard Ocean Bound, a 44-foot sailing vessel. They had been sailing aboard the “Ocean Bound,” a 44-foot Lafitte sailboat, and were headed for San Diego.
The three sailors intended to stop in Cabo San Lucas on April 6, report in and get more provisions, but they did not arrive there. The U.S. Coast Guard was informed by the Mexican Navy that it had suspended its search for the three Americans.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of William Gross, Kerry O’Brien and Frank O’Brien,” said Coast Guard Cmdr. Christopher Higgins. “Unfortunately, we found no evidence of the three Americans’ whereabouts or what might have happened.”
The Coast Guard has asked anyone with information about the missing sailors to contact the Coast Guard Sector San Diego Command Center at 619-278-7077. The families of the missing sailors have also set up a GoFundMe page to help with the search.
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