Missing Sailor in Florida Keys

[Sea Hunt Video]

Hopefully this will have a positive ending.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/08/05/v ... aters.html

I know this area very well from many years of diving. This may be another justification for being tethered to your sailboat (I've come a long way on this) even in close to shore waters.

If there are further reported developments I will try to post.

[oldragbaggers]

So very sad....praying that he is found.

[joemerchant]

It is hard to make a call or correlation on being tethered in this case. The boat was last seen sinking.

Could have been lightening, boat could have been sinking, could have been... Not a good time to have that debate in my opinion and only time to just pray he is found safe and for his family.

[Neil Gordon]

Not a good time to have that debate in my opinion ...

I think it's always an appropriate time to have the discussion but I'd agree it's a bad time to point fingers at this particular missing sailor at this particular time.

[Sea Hunt Video]

Yesterday, the USCG ended it's search for the sailor. Very sad. The scuttlebutt in the Upper Keys is that there was a very severe storm that formed out of nowhere with 60+mph winds, lightening and very heavy rains - white out conditions.

[Shinok]

I'm not sure about the southern cities, but we've had horrible weather in Melbourne this year, a lot of very large and very violent storms.

[Sea Hunt Video]

If there are further reported developments I will try to post.

Very sad ending.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c ... 08154.html

I know several of the rescue/support personnel. They are good guys. The diving community in the Keys is tight. Rob was right when he said "we take care of our own".

[Skeep]

Robert, thanks for posting that link. I was waiting for an update. Truly a remarkable disaster and very sad tale for the family. At least they know now and that helps them come to closure. Sad indeed.