BOSTON — The Coast Guard is requesting the public's help Tuesday for information regarding the sailing vessel Regal Two. Someone aboard the boat sent a distress hail at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday via VHF-FM channel 16 to Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Southeastern New England. The person was reported to have said "mayday," before the transmission was lost. They passed no geographical location or additional information. A line of bearing received at the time of transmission placed the search area roughly 70 nautical miles southwest of Nantucket.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew from Air Station Cape Cod are searching the area for any signs of distress. The Coast Guard urges anyone with additional information about Regal Two or its crew to call the command center at 508-457-3211.