Coast Guard crews say 3 boaters en route to the Bahamas reported missing

Boaters traveling to the Bahamas reported missing

LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Coast Guard officials in South Florida say a boat carrying three people went missing during a trip from Lake Worth to the Bahamas.

According to a news release, a friend of the boat’s 65-year-old owner called emergency officials when he stopped getting satellite location messages from the boat, which is called the Flying Pig. The vessel’s last message placed the Flying Pig about 20 miles north of Grand Bahama Island.

The boat’s owner, Skip Gondlach, left Lake Worth on Florida’s eastern coast with his two passengers Sunday. They were headed to Spanish Cay, Bahamas.

Coast Guard crews used a jet to search for the 46-foot vessel Monday.