Coast Guard Searches For Man Overboard

KEY WEST, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday that it was continuing a search for a 60-year-old man who is believed to have fallen off a boat near Key West. The missing man was identified as Robert McHabe. Officials said that the search has focused on the area of Lake Passage not far from Key West.

"Missing is Robert McHabe, 60, last seen wearing gray swim trunks and reported falling overboard a 27-foot cabin cruiser west of Key West," the Coast Guard said.

The call was received by Coast Guard Sector Key West Command Center at 6:25 p.m.on Sunday. Officials said that the crew of the cabin cruiser reported that McHabe had fallen overboard.

Rescue crews participating in the search include:

• A Coast Guard Station Key West 24-foot Special Purpose Craft — Shallow Water boatcrew
• Station Key West 33-foot Special Purpose Craft — Law Enforcement boatcrews
• Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews
• Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew
• An Aids to Navigation Team Key West boatcrew
• A Naval Air Station Key West MH-60 Seahawk helicopter crew
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boatcrews
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission airplane crew

A guardsman searches for McHabe. Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard.