Search continues after 3 sailors on Mexico-to-San Diego trip go missing amid rough seas

Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES TIMES | Thursday, April 20, 2023 7:38 p.m.

Three American sailors with decades of experience who went missing during a trip around Mexico’s Baja California peninsula would have been battling strong winds and 15-foot waves from the outset, officials said.

The Mexican Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard continue their search for the trio, who were expected to arrive in San Diego more than a week ago, according to authorities.

Murrysville native Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien and William Gross were last heard from when they left Mazatlán, Mexico, on April 4, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release. They left the coastal town in the Mexican state of Sinaloa on a 44-foot LaFitte sailboat and planned to stop in Cabo San Lucas on April 6 to resupply, officials said.

But there is no record of their boat arriving at the port in Mexico, according to authorities. The Mexican Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard continue their search for the trio, who were expected to arrive in San Diego more than a week ago, according to authorities.

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