Shrimp Boat Crewmember Missing, Search Underway

Shrimp Boat Crewmember Missing, Texas Coastal Search Underway

The Coast Guard is searching for a man reported missing 130 miles off the coast of Freeport , Wednesday. The fishing crew of the commercial fishing vessel Maria Elena, a 65-foot shrimping vessel home ported in Brownsville at 8:30 a.m., reporting that a 60-year-old crew member, was not on board. The man was last seen at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday onboard the vessel.

The Coast Guard dispatched a MH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and a HU-25 Falcon jet to search. The Coast Guard Cutter Skipjack is en route to assist with the search.

The Maria Elena and its three man crew had been out to sea for 23 days.

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