The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has found two missing boaters and their dog on Monday on their sailboat in Cape Henry, Virginia.
The missing boaters—Ryan Hollis and Joshua Kane Cairone—and their French bulldog Louis were reported missing on Oct. 25 after having set off from Portsmouth in Rhode Island on Oct. 23. They were heading toward Norfolk, Virginia.
Both men were not aware they were being searched for when they were found some 100 nautical miles offshore.
At the time, USCG announced in a Twitter post: “#BreakingNews @USCGNortheast is searching for 40-year-old Ryan Hollis who left Jamestown, #RhodeIsland Oct. 23 for #Norfolk, VA on his 43-ft Benneteau sailing boat Carol K. His ultimate destination is #Miami. Call the #USCG command center at 617-223-8555 #SAR.”
The search started just for the 40-year-old Hollis until USCG learned later on Sunday that Cairone and Louis were also on board. A Twitter update was issued, saying: “#UPDATE @USCGNortheast confirms Joshua Kane Cairone and Louis, the Frenchie, are also missing. This post shows them 12 NM south of #Newport, RI. Urgent marine bulletins are being broadcasted along the Eastern Seaboard, air crews are up searching. #SAR.”
“I always knew he would be safe out there, but as a parent, you worry,” Disaia told WPRI. “The more they searched and the more that they didn’t find—it’s just nerve-wracking.”