Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater who set sail from Salem last month
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing boater who set sail from Salem last month.
Matthew Dennis, 22, departed the North Shore for Florida in a 28-foot fiberglass sailboat and has not been heard from since Sept. 29, according to the Coast Guard’s Northeast sector.
Dennis’ last known location was said to be off the coast of Long Island, New York.
In a tweet Tuesday, the Coast Guard said, “With no further information or sightings and negative response to Urgent Marine Information Broadcasts, the First District has suspended the search for Matthew Dennis pending further developments.”
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the Coast Guard at 617-223-8555.
#Update With no further information or sightings and negative response to Urgent Marine Information Broadcasts, the First District has suspended the search for Matthew Dennis pending further developments.
If you have any additional information, please call 617-223-8555. #CG— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) October 11, 2022
#Breaking @USCG asking for the public’s help in locating 22 year old Matthew Dennis, who left #Salem, #MA, Sept. 22, toward FL, in a white 28ft fiberglass #sailboat. He was last heard from Sept. 29, off the coast of Long Island, NY. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/VBNyZ1uFKA
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) October 7, 2022
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