About 2 1/2 weeks ago, three guys left Naples in a 24' Hydrasport Cuddy
heading 60 miles offshore, at night, to fish a wreck. They were reported
missing the next day, and the Coast Guard spent $1.6 million and about a
week's time looking for them. Then, yesterday, the boat was found on a
beach in Cape Canaveral...on the other coast! On board, they found the
remains of one individual, but forensics haven't come back on it yet. The
FBI is handling the investigation because of a number of "odd" discoveries.
The steering wheel was tied with a rope to the cabin hatch. The rope was
then tied several times around the bow railing, and had appeared to be cut.
Numerous PFD's, a flare kit, several jerry cans of fuel, etc were
recovered...possibly indicating the boat remained upright and afloat until
being capsized in the surf off Cape Canaveral.

Here's a link:
http://www.rescuethree.org

You can find additional info at naplesnews.com.

Wierd!

If one of these guys doesn't turn up on a little island in the Torugas or
something, I doubt we will never know exactly what happened. The fact that the
engine cover was on seems to say they didn't have a mechanical problem and you
say they still had fuel.
At this point I would be looking for bullet holes and wallets.

On 06 Nov 2003 03:23:13 GMT, reg (Gfretwell) wrote:

At this point I would be looking for bullet holes and wallets.

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Have there been any similar "incidents" in recent years down there?

At this point I would be looking for bullet holes and wallets.

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Have there been any similar "incidents" in recent years down there?


Not that I know of, at least not "stranger danger"

On 06 Nov 2003 07:21:27 GMT, reg (Gfretwell) wrote:

At this point I would be looking for bullet holes and wallets.

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Have there been any similar "incidents" in recent years down there?


Not that I know of, at least not "stranger danger"

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That's reassuring, we're moving down in 2 weeks.

:-)

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On 06 Nov 2003 07:21:27 GMT, reg (Gfretwell) wrote:

At this point I would be looking for bullet holes and wallets.

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Have there been any similar "incidents" in recent years down there?


Not that I know of, at least not "stranger danger"

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That's reassuring, we're moving down in 2 weeks.

That's how the Good Ol' Southern' boys deal with the overpopulation of
Yankees.

In 1994, four guys travelled to the same shipwreck (Baja California). When
they didn't return as scheduled, a couple of days search found one of the
individuals clinging to a military communication tower 4 miles away. Their
boat was found sitting on top of the wreck. The other three bodies were
never found.

http://www.vanished.org/html/mystery_in_gulf.html


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On 06 Nov 2003 03:23:13 GMT, reg (Gfretwell) wrote:

At this point I would be looking for bullet holes and wallets.

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Have there been any similar "incidents" in recent years down there?

Cripes, that's terrible. One of them was just a boy.


"NOYB" wrote in message
link.net...
About 2 1/2 weeks ago, three guys left Naples in a 24' Hydrasport Cuddy
heading 60 miles offshore, at night, to fish a wreck. They were reported
missing the next day, and the Coast Guard spent $1.6 million and about a
week's time looking for them. Then, yesterday, the boat was found on a
beach in Cape Canaveral...on the other coast! On board, they found the
remains of one individual, but forensics haven't come back on it yet. The
FBI is handling the investigation because of a number of "odd"
discoveries.
The steering wheel was tied with a rope to the cabin hatch. The rope was
then tied several times around the bow railing, and had appeared to be
cut.
Numerous PFD's, a flare kit, several jerry cans of fuel, etc were
recovered...possibly indicating the boat remained upright and afloat until
being capsized in the surf off Cape Canaveral.

Here's a link:
http://www.rescuethree.org

You can find additional info at naplesnews.com.

Wierd!

"Paul" wrote in message le.rogers.com...
Cripes, that's terrible. One of them was just a boy.


"NOYB" wrote in message
link.net...
About 2 1/2 weeks ago, three guys left Naples in a 24' Hydrasport Cuddy
heading 60 miles offshore, at night, to fish a wreck. They were reported
missing the next day, and the Coast Guard spent $1.6 million and about a
week's time looking for them. Then, yesterday, the boat was found on a
beach in Cape Canaveral...on the other coast! On board, they found the
remains of one individual, but forensics haven't come back on it yet. The
FBI is handling the investigation because of a number of "odd"
discoveries.
The steering wheel was tied with a rope to the cabin hatch. The rope was
then tied several times around the bow railing, and had appeared to be
cut.
Numerous PFD's, a flare kit, several jerry cans of fuel, etc were
recovered...possibly indicating the boat remained upright and afloat until
being capsized in the surf off Cape Canaveral.

Here's a link:
http://www.rescuethree.org

You can find additional info at naplesnews.com.

Wierd!






Having lived in Tallahassee most of my life and being a 5th gen Fl
native, I can assure you that most of the panhandle population is
indeed "good 'ol boys". There are places like Tallahassee where most
ppl are refugees from south Florida yankee tourist hell, but in most
of the panhandle, even on the coast, it is still mostly natives.