The United States Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 75-year-old fisherman who was last seen in the waters near Port Angelas on June 17.

The coast guard said the search for Patrick O91裸聊视频橞rien 91裸聊视频� who went missing on Thursday 91裸聊视频� was called off at 4 p.m. on Friday after multiple agencies covered 164 square miles during 20 searches over about a 21-hour span.

91裸聊视频淭he decision to suspend a search is never one we come to lightly,91裸聊视频� said Scott Giard, the coast guard91裸聊视频檚 search and rescue program manager for District 13. 91裸聊视频淥ur crews searched continuously for over 21 hours over the past two days with the hopes of bringing the missing boater home to their loved ones. Our greatest sympathies go out to the boater91裸聊视频檚 family at this time.91裸聊视频�

O91裸聊视频橞rien was in a 14-foot skiff fishing with his friends, who were in separate boats, in the Juan de Fuca Strait. On Thursday at 3:26 p.m., the fisherman91裸聊视频檚 friends spoke to him via cell phone before spotting him for the last time traveling westward 10 minutes later.

After the United States Coast Guard was notified at 6:48 p.m. on June 17, it issued an urgent marine information broadcast and sent a helicopter and boat crew to search the area. The Canadian Coast Guard and the United States Navy were also involved in the search.

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O91裸聊视频橞rien91裸聊视频檚 friends told the coast guard that his main engine hadn91裸聊视频檛 been working earlier in the day and he had been relying on his kicker motor to manoeuvre instead. They also said O91裸聊视频橞rien had a large amount of fishing gear and general items on his vessel.

O91裸聊视频橞rien has no reported medical problems and his wife told the coast guard he likely had food, water and life jackets with him. However, he and his friends reportedly had no communication radios onboard.

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