The search for three Americans who went missing two weeks ago while sailing from Mexico to California has been called off, according to authorities in both countries.
The US Coast Guard in Alameda, California, announced on Wednesday that the Mexican Navy, also known as SEMAR, had informed them that they had suspended their search for the three individuals after a cumulative effort of 281 hours covering just over 200,000 square nautical miles.
The missing individuals, identified as Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien, and William Gross, were sailing on the Ocean Bound, a 44-foot La Fitte sailboat. They were last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán, Mexico, according to a news release from the Coast Guard. The ages of the missing individuals were not specified on Thursday.
The three travelers had departed from Mazatlán on their way to San Diego, with a scheduled stop in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on April 6 to resupply with provisions, according to the Coast Guard.
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