3 Men Disappear During Fishing Trip Off Georgia Coast: 'We Are Sick to Our Stomachs,' Family Says

The Carol Anne.Photo:U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard

The search began shortly after the owner of the fishing vessel Carol Anne told authorities that the crewfailed to returnon Wednesday as scheduled, according to a news release from the United States Coast Guard on Friday.

Since the trio was reported missing, authorities have been searching for the vessel about 80 miles off the shore of Brunswick, the Coast Guard said.

“It’s absolutely terrifying,” Conway told the station. “We are sick to our stomachs."

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Two people reported seeing the Carol Anne on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, according toFirst Coast News.

Additionally, one of the rafts on board the boat has a sensor that goes off should it hit the water, per the outlet. So far, it hasn’t gone off.

“We’re just continuing to stay positive throughout all this and hoping that the Coast Guard calls us with some kind of good, positive news at some point,” Conway told the outlet.

As of Tuesday,more than 32,000 square milesof ocean had been searched, according to the Coast Guard.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard’s Sector Charleston at 843-740-7050.

source: people.com