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Coast Guard searching mid-Atlantic region for 73-year-old sailor

by U.S. Coast Guard on 3 Aug 2017
A photo of Joseph Calland, a 73-year-old French sailor who was reported as overdue after issuing a mayday call about 45 miles southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia, July 30, 2017. Calland was last seen in Beaufort, North Carolina, and was reportedly sailing toward New York City in the 39-foot sailboat Nennette. Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Gris-Nez
The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue French sailor between North Carolina and New York City Wednesday. Watchstanders in the fifth Coast Guard District Command Center in Portsmouth received a report at 7 a.m. that a 73-year-old sailor named Joseph Calland aboard the 39-foot sailboat Nennette is overdue.

Coast Guard units from the mid-Atlantic region conducted preliminary searches from Calland's last-known port call, Beaufort, North Carolina, to his intended destination, New York City. The Coast Guard crews' search has encompassed 2,063 square miles so far.

Watchstanders originally received a mayday call at 11:20 p.m. Sunday from a French sailor who was later confirmed to be Calland. Coast Guard and Navy crews searched the area from whence the distress call originated through Monday afternoon but did not find any signs of distress.

Anyone with information about Calland or his sailboat should contact the fifth District Command Center at 757-398-6390 or RCCNorfolk@uscg.mil.

A photo of 39-foot sailing vessel Nennette, owned and operated by 73-year-old French sailor Joseph Calland. Calland was reportedly planning to sail from Beaufort, North Carolina, to New York City and was reported as overdue after issuing a mayday call about 45 miles southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia, July 30, 2017 © Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Gris-Nez
A photo of 39-foot sailing vessel Nennette, owned and operated by 73-year-old French sailor Joseph Calland. Calland was reportedly planning to sail from Beaufort, North Carolina, to New York City and was reported as overdue after issuing a mayday call about 45 miles southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia, July 30, 2017 © Maritime Rescue Coordination Center Gris-Nez

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