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| HONG KONG — Rescue teams were searching the waters between Australia and New Zealand for a schooner carrying seven people after their boat went missing in what may have been stormy seas. | HONG KONG — Rescue teams were searching the waters between Australia and New Zealand for a schooner carrying seven people after their boat went missing in what may have been stormy seas. |
| Three members of the boat, the Dyche family from Florida — David A. Dyche, 58, his wife, Rosemary, 60, and their college-bound son, David, 17 — were on their last sailing trip as a family, according to The Australian Web site. | Three members of the boat, the Dyche family from Florida — David A. Dyche, 58, his wife, Rosemary, 60, and their college-bound son, David, 17 — were on their last sailing trip as a family, according to The Australian Web site. |
| The boat left New Zealand for Australia on May 29, and the crew was last heard from on June 4, when one of the people on board, Evi Nemeth, 73, texted Bob McDavitt, a meteorologist in New Zealand, saying, “ANY UPDATE 4 NINA?... EVI.” On that day, the seas were hit by 65-mile-per-hour winds and swells as high as 26 feet. | The boat left New Zealand for Australia on May 29, and the crew was last heard from on June 4, when one of the people on board, Evi Nemeth, 73, texted Bob McDavitt, a meteorologist in New Zealand, saying, “ANY UPDATE 4 NINA?... EVI.” On that day, the seas were hit by 65-mile-per-hour winds and swells as high as 26 feet. |
| Rescuers learned on June 14 that the boat was missing and a search began Wednesday, but there have been no signs of the schooner. No distress signal was received by rescue organizations. | Rescuers learned on June 14 that the boat was missing and a search began Wednesday, but there have been no signs of the schooner. No distress signal was received by rescue organizations. |
| Mr. Dyche was an experienced sailor, and he and his family had been sailing around the globe for several years, home schooling their son during their travels. In addition to the three family members and Ms. Nemeth, the boat was carrying a 28-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman and a 35-year old British man. Their identities were not known. Friends said the family, who lived in Panama City, Fla., often picked up others along the way for their sailing adventures. | |
| Neville Blakemore of New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Center told The Associated Press the boat likely sank in the storm but that rescue teams were hopeful that family members might have survived in a life raft or somehow gotten to land. The search was centered off the coast of New Zealand near Three Kings Island. | Neville Blakemore of New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Center told The Associated Press the boat likely sank in the storm but that rescue teams were hopeful that family members might have survived in a life raft or somehow gotten to land. The search was centered off the coast of New Zealand near Three Kings Island. |
| The News Herald of Panama City said the Dyche family used the 85-year-old schooner in several races, and that they left Panama City five years ago to sail around the world, returning to Florida a few months ago to get a new engine for the boat and visit friends before going to sea again. The father worked for a marine transport company. | The News Herald of Panama City said the Dyche family used the 85-year-old schooner in several races, and that they left Panama City five years ago to sail around the world, returning to Florida a few months ago to get a new engine for the boat and visit friends before going to sea again. The father worked for a marine transport company. |
| The family maintained a Facebook page updating their sailing adventures. Mr. Dyche’s last posting was May 29, and just the day before he had posted, “The Tasman Sea is shooting gales out like a machine gun, living up to it’s reputation. We are shooting at leaving out after the first one this week. No doubt we will be dancing with one or two of them.” | The family maintained a Facebook page updating their sailing adventures. Mr. Dyche’s last posting was May 29, and just the day before he had posted, “The Tasman Sea is shooting gales out like a machine gun, living up to it’s reputation. We are shooting at leaving out after the first one this week. No doubt we will be dancing with one or two of them.” |