May 13, 2007 — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended efforts to find a missing sailboat and the four people on board, according to published news reports.
The missing boat, the 54-foot "Flying Colours," was traveling from St. Thomas to Annapolis, Md., the Coast Guard said.
According to an Associated Press report, rescue crews scoured nearly 50,000 square miles.
The boat sent out a distress signal early Monday morning about 120 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, N.C., officials said. Coast Guard crews rescued nine people from three other boats that morning as high winds whipped up seas as high as 40 feet.
The experienced crew on the missing sailboat includes Patrick Topping, 39; Jason Franks, 34; Rhiannon Borisoff, 22; and Christine Grinavic, 25, according to the Coast Guard.
