Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing boat mechanic near Curtis Creek, Md.

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/29/2019 03:02 PM EDT

united states coast guard 

News Release  

June 29, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District PA Detachment Baltimore
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Baltimore
Office: (410) 576-2541
After Hours: (757) 202-3429
PA Detachment Baltimore online newsroom

Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for missing boat technician near Curtis Creek, Md.

BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man who was last seen working on a vessel at a boat shop in Curtis Bay Saturday morning.

Maryland Natural Resources Police personnel called Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region command center watchstanders around 10:15 a.m. to notify them that a 25-foot vessel had been found unmanned  in Curtis Creek, less than 1 mile from Jaws Marine boat shop.

Allen Van Dyke, a technician at the boat shop, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. wearing dark clothing and working on said vessel.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay in Baltimore and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, launched to search for Van Dyke.

Also searching are crews with the MNRP, Baltimore City Fire Department and Maryland State Police.

Anyone with additional information regarding this case may contact the Coast Guard MNCR command center on VHF-FM channel 16 or at 410-576-2693.

 

-USCG-