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ATLANTIC CITY,
N.J. - Coast Guard crews have ended their search this
evening for John Glenn, a boater who was reported
missing Sunday.
Glenn, 56,
from Beesley's Point, N.J., was reported as missing to
the Coast Guard just after noon on Sunday. The Coast
Guard immediately began transmitting urgent marine
information broadcasts (UMIBs), alerting nearby boaters
that crews were searching for Glenn. He was
reportedly underway from Ocean City, N.J., alone aboard
his 24-foot pleasure craft, the White Whale.
An HH-65C
Dolphin rescue helicopter crew was dispatched from Coast
Guard Air Station Atlantic City Sunday afternoon.
Shortly thereafter, an HC-130 Hercules long-range
aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City,
N.C., joined the search.
The aircraft
searched offshore until Monday evening, completing nine
sorties and searching an area of 22,544 square nautical
miles.
Tuesday
morning, units throughout the Fifth Coast Guard District
began conducting extended communications, which involves
the physical survey of frequently-used marinas and
wharfs, to look for signs of Glenn or his boat. In
addition, UMIBs continued to alert the boating public of
the ongoing search.
Additionally,
Tuesday morning, an Air Station Atlantic City helicopter
crew searched inland areas that were described as
Glenn's possible destinations. One more search of the
back bay areas south of Ocean City was conducted before
nightfall, bringing aircraft mission time to a total of
nearly 24 hours. |
