Members of the Dominican Armada (Navy) are searching off the coast of Samana for the occupants of the boat “Alejandro II” that set off on Sunday, 6 May 2018 to go fishing in Las Galeras but has never returned to the dock. According to a press release, the searched is underway by the crew of the Navy patrol boat “Capotillo” PM-204 and the Dominican Coastguard’s “Canopus” GC-107.
“Alejandro II” is captained by Eduardo Eusebio. Also on board was Kennedy King Johnson. The boat’s captain did possess the relevant permissions from the authorities to fish from Samana to the Banco de la Navidad.
When they left, so did another boat, the “Briyitt” was also heading for Las Galeras. The Bryitt returned to port due to the bad weather and rough seas.
The boat, “Alejandro II” is 19 feet long and is blue and black and the authorities believe it is in the Atlantic Ocean and could be in need of assistance.
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El Nacional
9 May 2018
