3 American sailors are missing near Mexico coast : NPR

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican navy are searching for three American sailors who went missing over 10 days ago in Mexico.

The three sailors identified as Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien and William Gross reportedly left Mazatlán, a city near Mexico’s west coast, aboard a 44-foot boat named Ocean Bound on April 4 and were headed to San Diego.

According to the Coast Guard, the three mariners planned to stop in Cabo San Lucas, about 224 miles from Mazatlán, on April 6 to report in before they continued their trip.

“However, there was no record of them arriving in Cabo San Lucas or a report in of their location,” the Coast Guard said in a statement on Friday.

via www.npr.org

Apparently the sailing off the Western coast is no joke. I had a student more than 20 years ago who was noticeably nervous in class. Upon talking to him I learned he was a Harrier pilot in the Marine Corp and had gotten to San Diego by sailing his boat solo down from the Bay Area. I told him compared to that, speaking when called on in class should be a breeze. He turned out to be a pretty good student. I wonder what he’s doing now.