Today marks one year since the disappearance of six persons who were travelling on a motor vessel from Canouan to Mustique on Sunday, June 4th, 2017.
The vessel encountered distress and has never been found to this date.
Onboard the missing vessel called, Midnight Shadow, were Montgomery Hazel, 56 yrs, of Chauncey (Captain); Claudia Williams, 43 yrs, place of aboard unknown; Ned Dasouza, 46 yrs, Charmaine Dasouza, 38 yrs, and Sharon Simmons, 43 yrs, of Richland Park; and Josianne of Murray’s Village.
On Sunday, June 4th, 2017, about 5: 52 p.m., the Coast Guard received information from the Mustique Company Limited Security that the Midnight Shadow was in distress, however, the location of the vessel was unknown.
The Coast Guard activated its search and rescue plans were assisted with aerial support from the Regional Security System, Mustique Airways and Mr.Kelly Glass.
The Coast Guard had also reached out to its regional counterparts for assistance, a contingent from Curacao also be joined in the search.
The missing vessel is a cigarette type, dark blue inside and out, and was outfitted with (1) 200 HP Yamaha engine.