Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft file photo
BOSTON — Coast Guard crews suspended their search for a missing kayaker off Nantucket, Massachusetts Tuesday at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Vitaly Filiutovich, the subject of the search, was last seen kayaking near shore Sunday afternoon.
Filiutovich was reported missing to the Coast Guard around 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
His empty kayak was located upright shortly after searching began.
Coast Guard crews conducted a total of 44 sorties, searching 3,087 square nautical miles over 42 hours.
The search included the following Coast Guard crews:
- Coast Guard Cutter Steelhead
- Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel
- Coast Guard Cutter Tybee
- Coast Guard Cutter Coho
- Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
- Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane
- Coast Guard Station Brant Point 47-foot Motor Lifeboat
