American couple missing in Caribbean after fugitives allegedly steal their yacht: Police

ABC News ^ | February 23, 2024, 4:28 PM | ByAnselm Gibbs , Ellie Kaufman, and Ivan Pereira

[Red Badger]

An American couple has gone missing in the Caribbean after three escaped prisoners allegedly used their yacht to island hop before getting recaptured by authorities, according to investigators.

Ralph Hendry and his wife Kathy Brandel disappeared from their yacht, Simplicity, which was docked in the waters of the southern Caribbean nation of Grenada, Hendry's sister, Suellen Desmarais, told ABC News.

Police have not confirmed the identity and nationality of the couple but are investigating the incident.

Hendry and Brandel were last seen alive by their boating neighbor at the dock on Sunday afternoon, according to Desmarais. The neighbor said he saw the couple entering a restaurant, Desmarais said.

"That man went to bed that night and he looked over and Simplicity was there when he went to bed," but when the neighbor "got up at 6:30 a.m. on Monday morning, Simplicity was gone," she told ABC News.

Desmarais said the couple had been in Grenada for about two weeks, and their yacht left the island a week earlier than planned.

The Royal Grenada Police Force said the yacht allegedly became the target of three alleged criminals, Ron Mitchell, Trevon Robertson and Abita Stanislaus, all from St. Andrew, Grenada, who escaped from a police station after they were arrested on Sunday.

[Travis McGee]

In some British commonwealth countries, “yacht” means sailboat and “launch” means powerboat. It’s a matter of differing linguistic habits. The old British West Indies have a mix of the language habits.

[Travis McGee]

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[Gaffer]

Sounds like the plot of “Clear and Present Danger.”

[Navy Patriot]

Piracy.

When captured, the three Pirates should be turned over to Naval Authorities and Hanged in public view on deck, after a Captain's Mast Proceeding.

[Navy Patriot]

Thanks much for the ping, I have a civilized hatred for Pirates.

[mac_truck]

Is there any evidence the escapees knew how to sail a craft that size?

[The Duke]

I had a friend in college whose family did a lot of sailing. I referred to their 32-foot sailboat a "yacht" one day and he corrected me. He said the difference between a yacht and a boat is that a yacht has a dishwasher.

I think he lives on his own yacht these days.

[alternatives?]

So if a woman is on board it is a yacht.

[Red Badger]

Not sure.......

[The Duke]

"So if a woman is on board it is a yacht."

That depends entirely on the w-o-m-a-n !!!