Friday, October 26, 2012
The Coast Guard is seeking public assistance after receiving a report of an unmanned and adrift boat in Mount Hope Bay.
[Update as of 3:43 p.m.] The Coast Guard is searching near the Mount Hope Bridge after an empty dinghy was found Friday morning, reports The Providence Journal. Police and fire have been searching the area since before 9 a.m. this morning. An empty small boat was found around 8:30 a.m. off of Common Fence Point, according to Capt. Michael O'Brien, spokesman for the Portsmouth Fire Department. The search will be called off after 2 a.m. Saturday morning if nothing is found, according to O'Brien. A University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth soccer jacket with the number "23" was found, according to a release from the Coast Guard. Rescue crews believe the boat did have someone aboard at some point, O'Brien said. A search began shortly …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The community gathered at King Park on Wednesday to remember Oliviera and pray for his safe return home.
Family, friends and supporters joined together at King Park on Wednesday for a vigil for missing teen Theodore “Teddy” Oliviera, who was last seen late Monday night, WPRI.com reports. "It's just hard," Jasmine Valdes said tearfully on Wednesday night, "He needs to come home. I miss him so much." Read the full report here. According to the NewportBuzz, around 200 people came out to King Park for the vigil. Afull gallery of the vigil can be viewed here. On twitter, many expressed that the wished they could be in Newport to support their friends at the park. Others tweeted pictures from the vigil along with messages of hope and wishes for his safe return. All the tweets included the #PrayersForTeddy hashtag that spread so quickly it became a …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The search was suspended at 7:29 p.m. by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The active search for missing 17-year-old Theodore Oliviera was suspended at 7:29 p.m. on Wednesday, the Coast Guard announced in a release. The announcement came less than two hours after a vigil was held for Oliviera at King Park. Oliviera's friends and family also were able to trend #PrayersForTeddy worldwide earlier today. Oliviera was reported missing on Tuesday night by his mother and was last seen on a dinghy in Newport Harbor late Monday night. Rescue crews searched more than 620.4 square miles with 10 water-borne assets with no sign of Oliviera, the release stated. "Its always a difficult decision to suspend a search because we are always focused on locating who we are searching for," said Senior Chief Petty Officer Jamey Kinney…
Friends, family and strangers have made the #PrayersForTeddy trend go viral on Twitter.
Theodore Oliviera, 17, went missing around 11 p.m. on Monday night and was last seen on a dinghy in Newport Harbor. He was reported missing by his mother around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Coast Guard, Newport Fire Department, and Newport Police Department continue to search for him. With few updates, Oliviera's friends and family turned to social media to spread hope, prayers and kind words. What started out as the unassuming #PrayersForTeddy hashtag has turned into a full blown viral trend, with dozens of new tweets coming in per minute. Oliviera's cousin tweeted this afternoon: @dtcarter17 #PrayersForTeddy happens to trending and Teddy happens to be my cousin. For those asking, he's been missing out on the water for 2 days. Friends and …
The 17-year-old was last seen on Monday night on a dingy in Newport Harbor.
A 17-year-old was reported missing around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, TurnTo10.com reports. He was last seen on a dinghy in Newport Harbor around 11 p.m. on Monday. Crews have concentrated their search to the Goat Island area of Newport Harbor. Theodore Oliviera's parents reported him missing to the Newport police, who then reported it to the Coast Guard. Read the full story here. The investigation is ongoing, Coast Guard officials said on Wednesday morning. “The Newport Police Department is also involved in an active investigation in the area,” Lt. William Fitzgerald said. Anyone with any information about Oliviera should contact the Newport Police Department, he said. The Newport Police Department can be reached at 401-847-0088. Stay tuned to …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Juniper's crew is on an Arctic deployment for Operation Nanook 2012.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The 48-year-old man was reported missing around 2:40 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
frank maloof
3:58 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
thats to bad very sad more ›