Divers Search For Boater Missing Off Maine Coast

Maine Public | By Associated Press

Published August 13, 2019 at 9:38 AM EDT

BRISTOL, Maine - A search is underway for a missing boater in mid-coast Maine. The Maine Marine Patrol and state police divers are searching for the 63-year-old Breman man after his skiff was found adrift in Round Pond Harbor on Monday night.A Marine Patrol spokesman said Tuesday that divers were searching around the man's mooring about 100 yards offshore from the town dock in Round Pond Harbor.

The man was reported missing around 9:30 p.m. on Monday night.

The Maine Marine Patrol, Bristol fire department and U.S. Coast Guard searched the coastline and harbor Monday night until about 1 a.m.

The missing man's name is expected to be released later on Tuesday.