Sailor missing after 30-hour sea search

[unhappycamper]

Sailor missing after 30-hour sea search
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jan 4, 2008 16:02:31 EST

A sailor is missing from the destroyer Hopper in the Arabian Sea. According to information from Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain, the sailor was last seen at 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Hopper, cruiser Port Royal and frigate Ingraham, as well as embarked helicopters, began the search following a ‘man overboard’ call.

After more than 30 hours of searching, the effort was called off but the sailor remained missing, according to Lt. John Gay, a spokesman at Naval Forces Central Command public affairs.

Gay said the sea at the time was calm and the temperature warm, about 79 degrees, giving hope that the sailor would be located.

“The conditions were favorable,” Gay said.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/01/navy_missingsailor_080104/

[myrna minx]

1. Kick. Very sad.

I wish there was more detail to this story. Did someone see the fall?

[unhappycamper]

2. Here's a little more info.

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=34181


More at --> http://www.google.com/search?q=sailor+missing+hopper&btnG=Search&hl=en

[myrna minx]

3. Thanks. I hope they will be able to ascertain what happened.

I hope it wasn't a suicide. :-(