3 missing sailors likely encountered 20-foot seas near Mexico: Coast Guard commander
Three Americans missing off the coast of Mexico likely encountered "significant" weather and waves as they attempted to sail their 41-foot sailboat to San Diego. Three Americans missing off the coast of Mexico likely encountered "significant" weather and waves as they attempted to sail their 41-foot sailboat from Mazatlán to San Diego. United States and Mexican authorities have been searching for Kerry O'Brien, Frank O'Brien, and William Gross, who have not contacted friends, family, or maritime authorities since April 4. "When it started to reach into five, six, seven days and we started to get a little more concerned," Kerry's brother Mark Argall told ABC News. Ocean Bound sailboat, the boat three Americans were sailing from Mexico in before going missing. USCGNorCal U.S. Coast Guard commander Gregory Higgins expressed concern that the weather in that region worsened around April 6, with swells and wind creating waves potentially over 20 ...