UPDATE: Coast Guard searching for overdue fisherman near Jacksonville

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/08/2018 02:04 AM EST

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UPDATE: Coast Guard searching for overdue fisherman near Jacksonville

Update: Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watchstanders were able to ping the cell phone of the 34-foot fishing vessel Jessi K's captain and make contact. The captain stated they were delayed and out of communications range.

 

Original story:

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching Wednesday for three fishermen who failed to return to Jacksonville.

The fishermen, including the captain John Zimmerman*, departed from Safe Harbor January 31st in the 34-foot fishing vessel Jessi K.

Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watchstanders received notification at 4 p.m. Wednesday from the vessels owner when the vessel failed to return home Tuesday.

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules search plane from Air Station Clearwater has been deployed to conduct search patterns.

Anyone with information that can assist in the search is asked to contact Sector Jacksonville Command Center watchstanders at 904-714-7558.

 

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*Spelling of the name is not confirmed.

 

 

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