BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The U.S. Coast Guard said it is no longer searching for two missing boaters after their capsized boat was spotted off the coast of Brunswick.
Crews searched for David Wickenden, 54, and Charles Andrade, 60, for a little more than three days, the USCG said in a news release.
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“A mariner on the vessel Salty Intentions reported seeing a capsized 50-foot catamaran to Coast Guard watchstanders approximately 65 miles east of Brunswick, Georgia,” USCG said in a news release.
The search was led by Coast Guard Sector Charleston and the area searched was “approximately the size of Vermont,” more than 9,140 square miles, USCG said.
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“The decision to suspend a search is always difficult to make and never done lightly,” Cmdr. Jason Erickson, Coast Guard Sector Charleston search and rescue mission coordinator said in the news release. “When we send our rescue crews out, it is with great hope we can bring people home safely, our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the missing boaters during this incredibly difficult time.”
Rescue crews involved in the search included:
- Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 airplane
- Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
- Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-27 airplane
- Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
- Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 airplane
- Coast Guard Cutter Coho
- Coast Guard Cutter Kingfisher
- Savannah Police Department Underwater Search and Rescue Team
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