Topic: missing at sea
50 years: Caymanians missing at sea, Queens 50th birthday and Easter Regatta boat rescue
A sea and air search was in progress for Huxley Goring and his son Carlton Goring, both of Prospect Park, and Willis McLaughlin of North Church Street.
Search for missing Brac boaters now ‘inactive’
The search for two missing boaters who left Cayman Brac on 20 Oct. is now "inactive" the Cayman Islands Coast Guard has said.
Search continues for two missing fishermen from Cayman Brac
The Cayman Islands Coast Guard is intensifying the search for missing Cayman Brac fishermen Corey Brown and Amilcar Smith, with regional partners joining the effort
Two Cubans feared drowned as rescue operation winds down
After two full days of a massive search and rescue operation to find two missing Cuban refugees, the Cayman Islands Coast Guard has switched to search and recovery citing the slim chances of survival.
Search efforts shift from rescue to recovery
Police say they have transitioned from a search-and-rescue mission to search and recover, now that they have crossed the 72-hour mark in a prolonged...
Updated: Missing fisherman located
Police are trying to find 29-year-old Orlando Reynolds Martinez, who has been missing since Tuesday night when he was last seen going fishing.
Boater reported missing at sea
A 30-year-old North Side man has been reported missing at sea, more than a week after he set off.
Grand Court adjourns charges for man missing at sea since March
Charges against a missing defendant, Gary Owen Mullings, were adjourned without a new date after senior Crown Nicole Petit advised that the prosecution did not wish to withdraw them.
Police get second helicopter pilot
Police have hired a second helicopter pilot to bolster the understaffed Air Operations Unit, which has been down to a single pilot since February.
Boaters still missing
Police advised Tuesday that boaters who were believed to have left Cayman a week ago are still missing.
Police report possible missing boaters
Police say a boat left Cayman Wednesday, June 22, with four men on board and has not returned. A press release from police say the missing group was not reported until Saturday.
JPs question missing boaters report
A separate collection of documents regarding the search for five missing Caymanian boaters including two children, was released on Monday.
Governor approves plan for JPs to join search review
Governor Helen Kilpatrick has agreed to sanction two Caymanian justices of the peace to assist in the inquiry into the police search and rescue effort for five missing boaters.
EDITORIAL – Missing boaters: The 911 calls that don’t ring true
Lawmakers seem to believe that the inclusion of two Caymanians will aid the investigation into the police response to the five missing boaters and reassure the Cayman Islands community that the inquiry is fair and impartial. We couldn’t disagree more.
Call for Caymanian involvement in coastguard review
Government and opposition legislators reached a rare consensus Monday on a recommendation for Caymanian involvement and oversight in the investigation of the police search and rescue operation for five boaters lost at sea since March.
UK Coastguard commander to review police response to missing boaters
A senior officer from the U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency will conduct an independent review of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s response in a missing persons investigation at sea that occurred in early March.
US officials decline to review missing boaters search
Officials with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates transportation-related accidents in the U.S., declined to conduct a review of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s search and rescue operations for the five people who went missing at sea in early March, according to the governor’s office.
Grim year already in Cayman waters
Four people have died and another five are missing following incidents in Cayman Islands waters since Jan. 1, according to police records.
Police: No early 911 call on missing boaters
Police and emergency call center officials have refuted claims from relatives of five people missing at sea that a 911 call was made to report the incident several hours earlier than has officially been acknowledged.
Independent review of missing boat response
The Governor’s Office has declared its review of the police response to reports of five boaters missing at sea will be completely independent.
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Search for missing 5 moves from rescue to recovery
Police announced Friday evening that the search to find the five boaters, including two children, is no longer a rescue operation but a recovery, confirming the family’s and community’s fears that the group most likely perished at sea.
Independent review will look at police response to missing boaters
The search operation for five missing boaters, including two young children, is now covering an area of 350 square miles of ocean around the Cayman Islands.
Burglars target missing boater’s home
As police and volunteers on Wednesday searched for two boys and three men missing at sea, it emerged that burglars had exploited the tragedy by targeting the home of one of the missing boaters.
Police defend missing boat response
Senior police officers insisted Wednesday that their response to reports of three men and two boys missing at sea had been prompt and professional.
Police piece together boat’s last movements
Five missing boaters may have been in the water since before 4 p.m. Sunday, police believe.
Search finds no sign of missing boaters
Three men and two children missing at sea since Sunday afternoon had still not been found Tuesday despite a continuing search effort involving a U.S. Coast Guard plane, marine police and volunteer boaters.
