Captain Jimmy Hill, a longtime maritime industry professional, said it’s possible the boys may have turned the battery and ignition off to save fuel and energy while trying to figure out what to do next.
But, he stipulated, “If the boat was capsized, there should be DNA evidence all over the boat, all over the battery switch, even if it was in the water and even if it was handled by the Norwegian crew. They wouldn’t disturb any evidentiary value on this boat.”
He said that because the families of the two boys are prominent in the area, thieves or people with bad intentions may have gone after them.
“Two small kids on a boat in the middle of nowhere would be a prime target,” McBride said, adding they had expensive fishing rods and gear.
Meanwhile, an iPhone belonging to one of the boys will be sent to Apple for analysis, ABC News reported According to a lawyer, the firm “has already agreed to take in the phone” to analyze it for answers.
It will be delivered to Apple’s headquarters in Cuptertino, Calif., via FedEx for forensic examination.
The iPhone, which belonged to Austin, “potentially holds the key to answer a question that a mother desperately needs answered,” the lawyer for the Cohens said. “And let’s be clear, your honor, the boys are not declared dead.”
