T&T: S/V Flying Colours and her crew of 4 is missing off Cape Lookout, North Carolina

[Bob McLeran (T&T List Administrator)]

This possible tragedy has been verified with the Coast Guard Fifth 
District Command Center and is posted to the T&T List in the spirit of 
assisting fellow boaters in need.

For those of you in the area, please keep a lookout for the vessel 
and/or crew, and _notify the Coast Guard_ if you become aware of 
something pertinent.

Please refrain from discussing this specific email on the list - 
speculation adds nothing to the intended purpose of the list. That is 
not to say that discussions about the dangers of cruising offshore, 
Atlantic storms, storm survival techniques, and search and rescue aren't 
appropriate.

Thanks.

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Keep on trawlering!

Bob McLeran
T&T List Administrator


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	I need your help... S/V Flying Colours and her crew of 4 is 
missing
Date: 	Thu, 10 May 2007 14:49:10 -0400
From: 	Steve Slagsvol <steveslags@hotmail.com>
To: 	<great-loop-owner@lists.samurai.com>, 
<trawlers-and-trawlering-owner@lists.samurai.com>



Dear List Masters, I need your help.
Could you please post this request for help in locating my friends?
The Coast Guard is in day four of the search without sighting crew or 
debris.
There is a possibility (remote) that my friends were blown off-course 
and have beached for repairs.
Could we please ask the Listees for vigilance in watching for this S/V ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Steve Slagsvol
845.635.8283

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*Please help find S/V Flying Colours and her crew of 4*

The 54-foot sailboat Flying Colours sent out an automatic electronic 
distress signal at 0330 on 7.May.07 B Monday morning, signifying that 
the vessel was sinking or taking on water.

As of Thursday B 10.May.07 S/V Flying Colours has been missing since 
0700 on Monday - 7.May.07 when her distress beacon went silent.

_The boatBs last known position was 35 degrees, 52 minutes north; 74 
degrees, 7 minutes west B about 160 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, N.C._

The Coast Guard continues to search the area and asks anyone who has 
information regarding the Flying Colours to call the Coast Guard Fifth 
District Command Center at (757) 398-6390.

Flying Colours was traveling from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands to 
Annapolis, Maryland, and is a sailing vessel with a blue hull, with 
either a green or light blue keel, with white topsides, teak decks and 
lots of stainless steel.

If anyone has seen S/V Flying Colours or any of her crew: Patrick 
Topping, Jason Franks, Rhiannon Borisoff and Christine Grinavic, please 
notify the United States Coast Guard Fifth District Command Center at 
(757) 398-6390.