BOSTON — Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England suspended the search for the Regal Two Wednesday morning following an extensive search but no sightings or additional leads.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-144 Ocean Sentry crew from Air Station Cape Cod covered a total of 555 square miles in four hours and 30 minutes of searching.
The original distress call from the Regal Two was received at 4 p.m. Tuesday via VHF-FM channel 16 by 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.
The Coast Guard urges anyone with additional information about Regal Two or its crew to call the command center at 508-457-3211.Editor's note: Audio of the radio transmission is available here: AUDIO CLIP ONE AUDIO CLIP TWO.