SC SC - US Coast Guard searching for 31-foot vessel – Carol Anne that went missing off of Brunswick Georgia, 3 boaters on board, Charleston, 18 Oct ‘23

[imstilla.grandma]

Stevie Conway, who is Wilkinson’s girlfriend and Conway’s sister, announced on social media that she is four months pregnant.

“Life is just getting good and it won’t stop here! We love you so much Caleb Wilkinson!,” she wrote. “You boys stay strong and keep your faith! We know that you all know how hard we’re trying to get y’all home. All 3 families are fighting warriors and WONT STOP!”

Girlfriend of one of 3 missing Georgia boaters announces she’s pregnant with couple’s first child

The men went fishing off the Georgia coast on Oct. 14 and haven't been seen since.

www.wsbtv.com

 

[charminglane]

By some miracle, they will be found.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"I think there's a great possibility that they can be found," Trascher said. "You know every day that goes by, the chances diminish that they're found in good health, but they're strong, healthy men and hopefully didn't encounter any weather too severe that would have rendered the boat unable to stay afloat or remain seaworthy."

Girlfriend of missing Georgia fisherman announces pregnancy as private search efforts continue

The families of Tyler Barlow, Caleb Wilkinson and Stevie Conway have not given up the search for the fishermen who disappeared off the Georgia coast.

www.savannahnow.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The families of Tyler Barlow, Caleb Wilkinson and Dalton Conway will gather supporters at 6 p.m. Saturday to light up downtown St. Marys as the search continues for the missing boaters.

 

[GraceG]

"I think there's a great possibility that they can be found," Trascher said. "You know every day that goes by, the chances diminish that they're found in good health, but they're strong, healthy men and hopefully didn't encounter any weather too severe that would have rendered the boat unable to stay afloat or remain seaworthy."

Girlfriend of missing Georgia fisherman announces pregnancy as private search efforts continue

The families of Tyler Barlow, Caleb Wilkinson and Stevie Conway have not given up the search for the fishermen who disappeared off the Georgia coast.

www.savannahnow.com

Does anyone recall a media article about the captain of the catamaran that reported the possible flares 200+ miles off the coast that themselves encountered 15 foot swells? I can't find it.

 

[charminglane]

Does anyone recall a media article about the captain of the catamaran that reported the possible flares 200+ miles off the coast that themselves encountered 15 foot swells? I can't find it.

‘They have reasons to come home;’ Families of missing fishermen won’t give up the search

The search was called off yesterday pending new information. So, the family is taking matters into their own hands.

www.actionnewsjax.com

Stevie Conway is Dalton’s sister and Caleb’s girlfriend. She said they received a lot of tips from the marine community, including flares seen in the water about 230 miles off Charleston, South Carolina, and a potential flare spotted by some buoy cameras.

Not that specific.

 

[charminglane]

UPDATE: Potential sighting of missing fishing boat ignites new hope

The U.S. Coast Guard believes the flares the captain of a sailing vessel reported seeing on Saturday night off the coast of Charleston were from a SpaceX rocket launch and

thebrunswicknews.com

Chris Barlow said the message informed them that the catamaran had experienced wind and heavy seas of around 15 feet on Saturday and had been pushed off course and into the Gulf Stream. The captain said the flares were spotted at around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Chris Barlow said.

 

[LauraAnne]

The father of one of the missing men has turned his social media page public and has posted a link to it in several places. It's very informative, and kept up to date on what is being done, what the needs are, and what the future plans are. Is it ok to link his page here?

 

[Spider92]

UPDATE: Potential sighting of missing fishing boat ignites new hope

The U.S. Coast Guard believes the flares the captain of a sailing vessel reported seeing on Saturday night off the coast of Charleston were from a SpaceX rocket launch and

thebrunswicknews.com

Chris Barlow said the message informed them that the catamaran had experienced wind and heavy seas of around 15 feet on Saturday and had been pushed off course and into the Gulf Stream. The captain said the flares were spotted at around 10:30 p.m. Monday, Chris Barlow said.

How would a 31' fishing boat fare in 15' seas? That sounds like a tough environment.

 

[Wallendo]

The 15 foot waves were described as swells. A 31 foot boat would do well with this as long as the engine doesn’t lose power and an experienced boater is at the helm.

 

[moonriverfarm]

Someone needs to contact Aaron Carotta.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“We have searched as much of that northern area around Maine as we could safely search with airplanes,” Barlow. “We have still found absolutely nothing, but I absolutely still have hope.”

A Facebook group called The Carol Ann Bouy Spotters has more than 1,100 members and allows anyone to post pictures from bouy cams regarding the boat and its crew.

Barlow said the families have also asked people to search for debris or evidence of what happened to the Carol Ann along beaches from North Florida to Virginia. If someone finds anything, he said to take a photo of it before disturbing it and to report it to the Coast Guard or to him via Facebook.

Families continue search for three missing fishermen

Chris Barlow has learned more in the past few weeks about the flow of ocean currents and how search and rescue operations work than he ever wanted to know.

thebrunswicknews.com

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Debris from boat of 3 missing fisherman found off coast of St. Augustine

Debris from the boat of three missing fisherman was found 16 miles off the coast of St. Augustine Sunday night, according to the United Cajun Navy.

www.news4jax.com

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Debris from the boat of three missing Georgia fisherman was found 16 miles off the coast of St. Augustine Sunday night, according to the United Cajun Navy.

The owner of the Carol Ann confirmed the recently found debris, which was a fish box and the buoy balls on the boat.

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The Coast Guard’s search for them spanned 94,000 square miles and four states. Until today, no trace of them or the boat had been found.

According to United Cajun Navy, the Coast Guard has been informed and will dispatch a vessel to the location early Monday morning to rejoin the search efforts.

 

[moonriverfarm]

So it appears the boat sank, but no SOS calls or alerts from beacons onboard were received?

 

[ifindedout]

So it appears the boat sank, but no SOS calls or alerts from beacons onboard were received?

Doesn't sound like there were any. It's possible that the seas were heavier than forecast, or the boat encountered a rogue wave, and the crew were incapacitated before any signal could be transmitted or raft released. The EPIRB would've gone down with the boat while still secured to the vessel, while the fish box and the buoy ball were either not secured or broke away, and they both floated away.
MOO

 

[azure]

So it appears the boat sank, but no SOS calls or alerts from beacons onboard were received?

Thanks for highlighting this - this news article had a statement from one of the parents of the missing men that the type of device they had on board needed manual activation. Coast Guard ends search for 3 Georgia fishermen missing at sea for nearly 2 weeks

It sounds like the beacon they had required manual activation. It seems whatever happened happened too quickly for the crew to activate the beacon.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

United Cajun Navy: ‘Possible life raft’ spotted during search for missing fishermen

The United Cajun Navy is asking for assistance in determining if an object found during the search for three missing fishermen is connected to their disappearance.

www.actionnewsjax.com

The United Cajun Navy is asking for assistance in determining if an object found during the search for three missing fishermen is connected to their disappearance.

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On Monday afternoon on its Facebook page, the United Cajun Navy said a “possible life raft has been spotted.”

 

[ifindedout]

It sounds like the beacon they had required manual activation. It seems whatever happened happened too quickly for the crew to activate the beacon.

From the Coast Guard PDF link in post #11 above:

SC - SC - US Coast Guard searching for 31-foot vessel – Carol Anne that went missing off of Brunswick Georgia, 3 boaters on board, Charleston, 18 Oct ‘23

Tania Flowers, family to one of the boaters, says the boat could have drifted up to the Charleston coast. The vessel was supposed to port Tuesday or Wednesday to meet their shipment but never showed up...

www.websleuths.com

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO Documents/5p/CG-5PC/CG-CVC/CVC3/notice/flyers/11E-EPIRBs.pdf
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"A Category 2 EPIRB that must be manually activated is allowed on vessels less than 36 feet in length and on vessels which have a builder's certification that it is constructed with sufficiently inherent buoyant material to keep the flooded vessel afloat."
ETA extra bolding

 

[GraceG]

The Coast Guard is saying that the object that was thought to be a "life raft" was not bigger than a life jacket. In looking at a photo of it, I think it was the remnants of a balloon. A helicopter could get low enough for a close up photo, so I think an actual raft would appear more defined and detailed IMO. The fishing box found though appears to be a valid find. We continue to pray for these three young men and their families. Here’s what we know about this photo that sparked renewed hope in search for missing Brunswick boaters

 

[ifindedout]

The Coast Guard is saying that the object that was thought to be a "life raft" was not bigger than a life jacket. In looking at a photo of it, I think it was the remnants of a balloon. A helicopter could get low enough for a close up photo, so I think an actual raft would appear more defined and detailed IMO.

RSBM
Pink is also not a normal maritime rescue color, which is typically orange to red-orange (note life ring behind the fish box in the photo from the News4JAX story).