Search suspended for Florida-bound boat believed carrying 20 from Bahamas
MIAMI - MARCH 08: A U.S. Coast Guard boat participates in the Homeland Security Task Force Southeast mass migration drill March 8, 2007 off the shore of Miami, Florida. Hundreds of response personnel from more than 50 local, county, state and federal
MIAMI - The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a boat that didn’t show up as planned in South Florida.
The 29-foot (9-meter) Mako Cuddy Cabin vessel left Bimini, Bahamas, on Monday and was supposed to arrive in Lake Worth, near West Palm Beach, on Tuesday. It was reported overdue that day and Coast Guard and Bahamian authorities began searching for it.
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The Coast Guard and its partner agencies searched an area that is roughly double the size of Massachusetts, for about 84 hours.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the missing people," said Capt. Stephen V. Burdian, Seventh District Chief of Response. "I encourage anyone with information about the people aboard to contact us as soon as possible."