UPDATE ABANDONED SAILBOAT WASHES ASHORE 2013-07-10
UPDATE
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – The Bruce Peninsula OPP requested assistance from the Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) in Trenton for air support and search. RCC Trenton employed their Hercules search and rescue aircraft to look for any evidence in the water.
Police through their investigation determined the owner of the vessel to be George BOWER of Kingston, Ontario. He told Police he had last seen the vessel at Chantry Island where he had moored it on July 7, 2013. The vessel had slipped its mooring and had been adrift since that time. All people associated with the vessel are accounted for. Police have concluded their investigation.
ABANDONED SAIL BOAT WASHES ASHORE
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – The Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a sail boat that was found drifting south of Sauble Beach. The sail boat was grounded on the shoreline by strong west to south west winds.
The vessel is described as 26 feet long, white in colour, 3 pin stripes along the side blue-red-blue, Spirit Catcher on the bow, no identification numbers, the anchor was deployed, the sails were stowed, no electronics were turned on and it was flying a Canadian Flag. Officers found a Fathers Day card for the year 2013 with the name “GEORGE†on it.
The vessel may have been observed early on the morning of July 10, 2013 with sails stowed in the Saugeen River at Southampton, moving towards Lake Huron. It is resting on the shoreline just north of the Saugeen River.
The Bruce Peninsula OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.