The U.S. coast guard has suspended the search four adults and three childrenwho went missing on the boat on Monday evening in cedar Bayou, near BAYTOWN (Texas). The search is suspended until until officials get more information about the ship.
According to the Coast guard, rescue workers in the sector Houston-Galveston received a radio signal on Monday around 21:40 hours from a man who said he is on the boat with three other adults and three children.
According to representatives of the coast guard, the man described the ship as a 27-foot pleasure craft.
After receiving the initial distress call, representatives of the Coast guard stated that it had lost contact with the group on Board.
On Tuesday afternoon the coast guard reported that the search and rescue crews in a helicopter MH-65 Dolphin and 29-foot response boat were sent to the area on Monday night to begin the search. They resumed Tuesday in cooperation with the office of the Sheriff of Harris County.
«We thoroughly searched the waterway, focusing on the location reported by the caller, — said the publication of Newsweek commander duty officer Chelsea Phillips from coast guard sector Houston-Galveston. With no further signs of distress and reports of missing people we have suspended our search pending further information.»
Rescuers said: the caller was not informed about the age of the children and the condition of the people on the boat. It is also unclear what led to the fact that the boat began to take water or where she went after losing radio communication.
