Bainbridge Island man goes missing while fishing

Published 9:22 am Tuesday, October 27, 2015

A fisherman from Bainbridge Island went missing Monday night in the waters of Rich Passage.

The Coast Guard launched a search for the 54-year-old Bainbridge resident after getting a report at around 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 of a 15-foot boat that was found empty and adrift.

The Coast Guard launched a 45-foot response boat crew from Station Seattle, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Port Angeles and the Coast Guard Cutter Wahoo, an 87-foot Coast Patrol Boat homeported in Port Angeles, to search for the missing man.

The crew from the Coast Guard’s Seattle station arrived on scene and discovered multiple indications the adrift boat was being used, including a fishing pole and an open tackle box.

The wife of the missing man confirmed to the Coast Guard that his truck and trailer were still at the boat ramp at the Port Orchard Marina.

Anyone with any information regarding the mariner’s location is being asked to contact the Coast Guard at 206-217-6001. The man was wearing blue jeans and a sweat shirt and did not have a life jacket on.