The Coast Guard received a report Tuesday that the blue-and-white 29-foot Mako Cuddy Cabin boat, the latest of which was known to depart Bimini in the Bahamas on Monday, did not arrive as expected in Lake Worth, Florida, according to a Coast Guard press release. . .
Ships and planes from the United States Air Force, the Coast Guard, the Bahamian Army and a volunteer group in the Bahamas searched about 17,000 square miles for about 84 hours, the release said.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the missing people,” said Captain Stephen V. Burdian, the Chief of Response for the Seventh District of the Coast Guard. “I encourage anyone with information about the people on board to contact us as soon as possible.”
The Coast Guard has not released the name of the missing ship.