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U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/19/2022 03:21 PM EDT

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Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for man near Melbourne Beach

 

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man, Thursday, after his 29-foot boat washed ashore on Melbourne Beach.

The man missing is 68-year-old Dale Allan Hossfield from Vero Beach. 

It was reported Hossfield left from Fort Pierce Inlet at approximately 2 p.m., Wednesday. 

Coast Guard Sector Miami Watchstanders received a report at 5:45 p.m., Wednesday, that a 29-foot boat had washed ashore with the engines still running on Melbourne Beach. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast over VHF-FM channel 16 notifying all mariners to keep a lookout for Hossfield.

Coast Guard assets involved in the search:

  • Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew
  • Station Fort Pierce 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boat crew
  • Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat—Medium boat crew
  • Coast Guard Cutter Manowar (WPB-87330) boat crew
  • Coast Guard Cutter Ibis (WPB-87338) boat crew
  • Coast Guard Cutter Skipjack (WPB-87353) boat crew
  • Coast Guard Auxilary Saber-14 aircrew 

Also searching are crews from Florida Fish and Wildlife and Brevard County Sheriff's Office. 

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Dale Allan Hossfield please contact Coast Guard Sector Miami command center at 305-535-4472.

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