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Two Boys Missing in Atlantic
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Coast Guard finds capsized boat, no sign of 14-year-old Florida boys missing on fishing trip since Friday
BY JOEL LANDAU , NICOLE HENSLEY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 10:26 AM Updated: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 10:54 PM A A A
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A missing boat operated by two Florida teenagers has been found capsized and without either of its young passengers as their neighbor, legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, stood by in a show of support.
The 19-foot boat veered out to sea, 67 miles from Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County where search and rescue crews found no sign of the boys, Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen.
One life jacket was found in the shipwreck, Tequesta Police Department revealed.
The experienced boaters were last seen Friday in Jupiter, Fla., buying $110 worth of fuel, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
The best friends failed to tell their parents where they were going.
"We don't know how much food and water they had, but we are positive they are strong. They know what they're doing out there," Perry's step-father, Nick Korniloff, said Sunday at a press conference.
"They know the waters. They've been through rough waters, they've been through thin waters. It doesn't matter. Those are salty dog kids."
About 200 people gathered at Jupiter Christian School Sunday night for a prayer vigil as the Coast Guard started a new search centered around the anchored boy after it journeyed up the coast.
An increasing reward encourages boaters going to-and-from the Bahamas to be on the lookout for Austin and Perry.
The exact destination Austin and Perry had in mind is not clear, but authorities have not discounted that the teenagers were Bahamas-bound, a nearly a 90-mile journey eastward.
"They've been to the Bahamas multiple times," Korniloff said.
The boys normally fish along a local river and nearby lighthouse, but the open ocean was off-limits to Perry.
Namath did not discount the neighbor kids ability to tackle the ocean. He's known them both for at least five years.
"I know, they know what they're doing - or feel like it. Austin has been sharp and on the water a good while. Perry is just as sharp as can be and they're just fine, these two fellows. We just keep on praying, man. It's hard," Namath said with his arm around Korniloff's shoulder while speaking to reporters.
Three aircrafts searched the waters through the night in a desperate attempt to locate their single-engine center console vessel. The initial search covered more than 25,000 nautical miles.
"We are very much hopeful they are OK and we can bring them back home," Petty Officer Mark Barney said. "This is still a search and rescue mission."
A reward offered by the families to find the missing boys has now reached $100,000 as of Sunday.
They've been through rough waters, they've been through thin waters. It doesn't matter. Those are salty dog kids.
Barney said people have been calling the Coast Guard station in Miami and offering to help, but the agency is discouraging civilians from participating in the search because of the dangers.
The teenagers, who were preparing to start high school in the fall, are strong swimmers who have been boating for years. The families told the newspaper they believe they could still be safe out on the water or even able to accomplish a trip to the far off islands.
"It is not ruled out by any means whatsoever," Pamela Cohen, Perry's mother, told the newspaper about the possibility of them being in the Bahamas.
But they are concerned the two friends have not checked in with their families.
Joe Namath joins the search for 2 missing boys
WPTV - West Palm, FL
"I really don't know where the water has taken them," Carly Black, Austin's mother, told the newspaper. "I know they're out there, they're safe, and we just need to bring them home."
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BY JOEL LANDAU , NICOLE HENSLEY NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Published: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 10:26 AM Updated: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 10:54 PM A A A
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A missing boat operated by two Florida teenagers has been found capsized and without either of its young passengers as their neighbor, legendary New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, stood by in a show of support.
The 19-foot boat veered out to sea, 67 miles from Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County where search and rescue crews found no sign of the boys, Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen.
One life jacket was found in the shipwreck, Tequesta Police Department revealed.
The experienced boaters were last seen Friday in Jupiter, Fla., buying $110 worth of fuel, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
The best friends failed to tell their parents where they were going.
"We don't know how much food and water they had, but we are positive they are strong. They know what they're doing out there," Perry's step-father, Nick Korniloff, said Sunday at a press conference.
"They know the waters. They've been through rough waters, they've been through thin waters. It doesn't matter. Those are salty dog kids."
About 200 people gathered at Jupiter Christian School Sunday night for a prayer vigil as the Coast Guard started a new search centered around the anchored boy after it journeyed up the coast.
An increasing reward encourages boaters going to-and-from the Bahamas to be on the lookout for Austin and Perry.
The exact destination Austin and Perry had in mind is not clear, but authorities have not discounted that the teenagers were Bahamas-bound, a nearly a 90-mile journey eastward.
"They've been to the Bahamas multiple times," Korniloff said.
The boys normally fish along a local river and nearby lighthouse, but the open ocean was off-limits to Perry.
Namath did not discount the neighbor kids ability to tackle the ocean. He's known them both for at least five years.
"I know, they know what they're doing - or feel like it. Austin has been sharp and on the water a good while. Perry is just as sharp as can be and they're just fine, these two fellows. We just keep on praying, man. It's hard," Namath said with his arm around Korniloff's shoulder while speaking to reporters.
Three aircrafts searched the waters through the night in a desperate attempt to locate their single-engine center console vessel. The initial search covered more than 25,000 nautical miles.
"We are very much hopeful they are OK and we can bring them back home," Petty Officer Mark Barney said. "This is still a search and rescue mission."
A reward offered by the families to find the missing boys has now reached $100,000 as of Sunday.
They've been through rough waters, they've been through thin waters. It doesn't matter. Those are salty dog kids.
Barney said people have been calling the Coast Guard station in Miami and offering to help, but the agency is discouraging civilians from participating in the search because of the dangers.
The teenagers, who were preparing to start high school in the fall, are strong swimmers who have been boating for years. The families told the newspaper they believe they could still be safe out on the water or even able to accomplish a trip to the far off islands.
"It is not ruled out by any means whatsoever," Pamela Cohen, Perry's mother, told the newspaper about the possibility of them being in the Bahamas.
But they are concerned the two friends have not checked in with their families.
Joe Namath joins the search for 2 missing boys
WPTV - West Palm, FL
"I really don't know where the water has taken them," Carly Black, Austin's mother, told the newspaper. "I know they're out there, they're safe, and we just need to bring them home."
With News Wire Services
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I hope they are alive and found today.
Sorry, but if I had a 14 year old kid, he wouldn't be sailing the open ocean to the Bahamas.
Stepfather: "They've been to the Bahamas numerous times."
Sorry, but if I had a 14 year old kid, he wouldn't be sailing the open ocean to the Bahamas.
No doubt there, Allen!
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
Stepfather: "They've been to the Bahamas numerous times."
Sorry, but if I had a 14 year old kid, he wouldn't be sailing the open ocean to the Bahamas.
No doubt there, Allen!
When I was 14 there was nobody going to tell me what to do. If I wanted to do it I'd do it and worry about the punishment later. So you might think your 14 year old "wouldn't" be sailing open ocean but unless you've got him locked in the basement he's going to do what ever he decides on when he's out.
My scenario is,they went 8-10 Mi. off and one of these NASTY storms followed them a few hours later.
When that happens to you, in a small boat (19')all U can do is "jog" into it and weather it out.I think they tried to run into it and got swamped.
Their boat was found found a few hundred miles north of Jupiter Inlet.
They were not with the hull..[V]
Stepfather: "They've been to the Bahamas numerous times."
Sorry, but if I had a 14 year old kid, he wouldn't be sailing the open ocean to the Bahamas.
It's only 58 Miles from Jupiter to West end.
I agree with Allen they should not have been out in a boat that size by themselves, at 14 you cannot drive a car so I think operating a 19' powerboat is a little too much also. Their parents own a lot of the blame for this and I am sure they are feeling it right now.
"When I was 14 there was nobody going to tell me what to do. If I wanted to do it I'd do it and worry about the punishment later. So you might think your 14 year old "wouldn't" be sailing open ocean but unless you've got him locked in the basement he's going to do what ever he decides on when he's out."
That's right. That's why you don't give the kid a 19 foot boat. Furthermore, where does a 14 year old kid get the dough for a $110 gas fill-up? Daddy's credit card, I bet.
No, you give the kid a 12 foot john boat, and two paddles.
I bet the parents are feeling guilty, and they should. I saw the same thing many times when I was a paramedic, we hauled the 17 year old girl out of her crashed Camaro at midnight and she died in the ER.
The parents would be there, crying in the lobby, and it had just occurred to them that maybe they shouldn't have given a high school kid a souped up car.
That's right. That's why you don't give the kid a 19 foot boat. Furthermore, where does a 14 year old kid get the dough for a $110 gas fill-up? Daddy's credit card, I bet.
I had a job when I was 14 years old and bought a motorcycle for $175 bucks and I went where ever I wanted to go. If I had wanted a boat I would have bought one of them. I didn't need anybody to buy me anything. Never have and never will.
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That's right. That's why you don't give the kid a 19 foot boat. Furthermore, where does a 14 year old kid get the dough for a $110 gas fill-up? Daddy's credit card, I bet.
I had a job when I was 14 years old and bought a motorcycle for $175 bucks and I went where ever I wanted to go. If I had wanted a boat I would have bought one of them. I didn't need anybody to buy me anything. Never have and never will.
Yep, Dad died when I was 13 I did what I wanted and it took 40 years to fix the mistakes I made.
Every 14 year old thinks they know everything!
That's right. That's why you don't give the kid a 19 foot boat. Furthermore, where does a 14 year old kid get the dough for a $110 gas fill-up? Daddy's credit card, I bet.
When your next door neighbor is Joe Nameth, I doubt money is a concern.
I hope the adventure junkies are found safe.
Yep, Dad died when I was 13 I did what I wanted and it took 40 years to fix the mistakes I made.
Every 14 year old thinks they know everything!
In my case I was a Dad by the time I was 19 and didn't have a chance to get out and mess up to much. I worked 2 jobs for half my life raising a family.
If only I had known Joe Biden back then I wouldn't have had to wait all those years to find out that I could have spent my way out of debt and life would have been so much easier.
Sad, those boys are long gone. [:(]
Same thing happened off of Florida a few years ago, in winter. Several NFL players were on the boat. Boat capsized. They tied onto the engine and stayed with the boat. They got found after about 18 hours, hypothermia had killed one of the guys. Key thing, they stayed with the boat.