Search Intensifies for Two Tobago Fishermen Missing After Fishing Trip

Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard has searched more than 1,300 square nautical miles for Tobago fishermen Kester Alexander and David McLean and their vessel, Predator, with no sightings reported as of Tuesday. The United States, Grenada and Venezuelan coast guards are assisting, while the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment is patrolling the shoreline as the search continues.

Families and search teams are looking for Tobago fishermen David McLean Jr. and Kester Alexander, who failed to return after leaving Scarborough on Friday aboard the 24ft pirogue Predator. Their last contact was around noon, and relatives fear they may have drifted far beyond Trinidad and Tobago as the Coast Guard and others continue the search.

Search efforts are intensifying for two Tobago fishermen, David McLean, 26, of Lowlands and Kester Alexander of Buccoo, who have been missing since Friday’s fishing trip off southwest Tobago. Their family says the Coast Guard is involved, but they are urging more assistance as phones remain unanswered and no clues have been found.

A private helicopter has joined the search in Tobago for fishermen David McLean, 26, of Lowlands, and Kester Alexander of Buccoo, who went missing Friday after leaving on the pirogue Predator. Their last GPS position was south-west of Tobago, and relatives say rough seas have hampered efforts as coast guard and fisherfolk continue the search.

A private helicopter has joined the search for Tobago fishermen David Mclean and Kester Alexander, who went missing after leaving for a fishing trip aboard the 24-foot pirogue Predator on Friday morning. Their last GPS location has been shared with police, the Coast Guard, TEMA and fishers, as relatives and authorities continue efforts to find them.

Two Tobago men from Buccoo and Lowlands are missing after failing to return from a fishing trip off Scarborough on Friday aboard the 24-foot vessel Predator. Police, the Coast Guard and TEMA have been notified, and local fishers are searching for them, highlighting ongoing concerns about safety at sea.