Empty vessel found grounded near Fort Pickens, Florida.
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing 63-year-old male Monday, near Fort Pickens, Florida.
Missing is John Hayden, who was last reported leaving Orange Beach, Alabama, Sunday at 5 p.m. and was due to return at midnight.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a call at approximately 11 a.m. Monday reporting a vessel was found with the throttle engaged and kill switch missing with no one aboard. The vessel was found near Fort Pickens Fishing Pier.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
- Coast Guard Station Pensacola
- Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
- Lower Alabama Search and Rescue
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Orange Beach Marine Police
- Alabama Marine Resources
If you have any information please call Coast Guard Sector Mobile Command Center at (251) 441-6215.
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