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Coast Guard suspends search for missing shrimper off Mississippi coast

By Sethanie Smith Nov 26, 2024 | 11:20 AM

BILOXI, Miss. (WJTV) – The United States Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing shrimper off of the Mississippi coast.

According to officials, the Coast Guard started searching for a 75-year-old man about five miles offshore of Biloxi on Monday, November 25. They said a fishing vessel was found with nobody on board.

The Coast Guard air and boat crews searched for 37 hours, but they were unable to find the man.