SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is searching for a Brookings, Ore., man after his family reported he hasn’t been seen or heard from since getting underway November 23.
Craig Peterson is 33 years-old, approximately five-foot, seven-inches tall, 150 pounds, and has dark brown hair and possibly a goatee or trimmed beard. Peterson’s vessel is a white 25-foot sailboat with the hull numbers OR179YW. Peterson’s family reported that he planned to get underway near the Chetco River, Ore. and sail to Alaska or go tuna fishing in an unnamed location.
At 10:30 a.m., an urgent marine information broadcast issued, urging mariners to contact the Coast Guard if they have information that would assist in the search.
At 10:45, a C-130 Hercules air crew was launched from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, Calif., to search for the man.
Anyone who has information that could aid in the search should contact the Thirteenth Coast Guard District command center at (206) 220-7001.
