In the same vicinity another
boat crewed by Bermudians was caught with tons of cannabis and
oil on board:
Authorities searching for the missing yacht
Carefree IV today named its two Bermudian crew members as 41-year-old Carlos Rogers and 36-year-old Kwesi Hollis.
The 31ft yacht was last sighted about 210 nautical miles south southwest of
Bermuda on December 18, when they alerted a passing merchant vessel asking for
food and
water.
Since then the US Coast Guard has been involved in an intensive search for the vessel which was heading to
Bermuda from the
Dominican Republic.
This morning a spokesman for the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it was continuing to issue urgent
marine information broadcasts to merchant vessels travelling east and south of the Island.
The spokesman added: “The UK-registered sailing vessel, with two Bermudian citizens on board, was last sighted approximately 210 nautical miles south southwest of Bermuda on December 18, when they alerted a passing merchant vessel to their plight for
food and
water.
“After replenishment of supplies, the crew indicated they were inbound for Bermuda, arriving possibly on December 23. The
Carefree IV which departed the
Dominican Republic on December 1 has not been sighted since December 18.
“The two persons onboard are believed to be 41-year-old Carlos Rogers and 36-year-old Kwesi Hollis.”