Coast Guard Searching for 3 American Sailors Missing Off the Coast of Mexico

Undated photos of the 44-foot sailboat that three missing American sailors were last seen on as they departed Mazatlan, Mexico, on April 4, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Mexican Navy are searching for three American sailors who have been missing for over a week off the coast of Mexico.

Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien, and William Gross were sailing aboard the “Ocean Bound”—a 44-foot Lafitte sailboat—when they departed Mazatlan, Mexico, on April 4, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.