Mexico's navy located the boat of a missing American sailor off the country's southern coast, but the Maryland man who had been piloting it solo wasn't found, authorities said Friday.
left Acapulco on July 5, headed for the Panama Canal, where he planned to cross to the Caribbean Sea and continue north to Baltimore, Maryland., told local media outlets that on July 9, he had sent her a message saying he was having mechanical problems and the motor was losing power. Three days later, he told her a storm had knocked out his wind generator and he would try to return to Acapulco. The last satellite positioning message received for the Defiant was July 13.
, who is Black, grew up in Baltimore and from his first sailing opportunity at age 9, set his sights on making it his career.said in a profile published by U.S. Sailing last year. He started out cleaning boats, folding sails and stowing gear in Annapolis. Later, he and his wife founded the Dark Seas Project, an effort to increase diversity in the sport of sailing. He is the chairman of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for U.S. Sailing.Copyright © 2023 The Washington Times, LLC.
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