MISSING: Alvin Tristan Andrew a.k.a Ita.
Almost five days after they were due to arrive in Saint Lucia, four men who are said to be Saint Lucians are still missing at sea.
The relatives of one of the men, 35-year-old Alvin Tristan Andrew, better known as “Ita” said that they are “worried sick” and are praying daily for him and his colleagues to reach safely.
Tristan’s cousin, Debbie Ann, told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) today (June 10) that her cousin was in Martinique for the past five months and was heading back home.
She said both Andrew’s mother and sister are citizens of Martinique and he would travel from time to time to the neighbouring French island.
However, this time around Andrew’s visit to Martinique was to seek medical care for a hamstring injury he sustained.
Debbie Ann said that Andrew’s 9-year-old daughter is anxious to see him.
She claims that an uncle had received a telephone call from Andrew on the day he was suppose to arrive here, which he suspects was distress call, but it was disconnected.
Relatives said they find it strange that the boat did not arrive on time, or even on the weekend.
Since it has been close to one week already, they believe that something might be dangerously wrong.
Searches have been conducted in both the Rodney Bay and Marigot area by Marine Police officials but the officers came up empty-handed.
The official said that Martinique Marine Police officials also deployed an aircraft on Friday and Saturday to look for the vessel but there was no sighting.
The men left Martinique with a pirogue powered by a 150-horse power Yamaha engine and had three passengers: Rudolph, Kurt Richard and Andrew and the captain Wilfred Deterville, from Dennery.
They left on Friday (June 5) at about 4 a.m. and was expected to arrive in St. Lucia before noon.
When contacted this morning, the Saint Lucia Marine Unit said there have been no new developments and the search will continue for the missing men.