Posted on 02/23/2024 8:53:28 PM PST by 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.
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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.
I'm doing a final edit of my new novel, should be out in a couple months.
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The Bracken Collection
Essays and Short Fiction, 2010 to 2019.
The Red Cliffs of Zerhoun
A novel about slavery and the high price of freedom.
and Castigo Cay
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What more do you need to know?
Sounds like the plot of “Clear and Present Danger.”
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.
Thanks much for the ping, I have a civilized hatred for Pirates.
Is there any evidence the escapees knew how to sail a craft that size?
I think he lives on his own yacht these days.
So if a woman is on board it is a yacht.
Not sure.......
That depends entirely on the w-o-m-a-n !!!
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