RedactedNarrative: On Sunday, August 14, 2016 at approximately 1200 hours, Vessel 1 left from his secondary residence (vacation home) for a day of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.  On Monday, August 15, 2016, at approximately 1452 hours, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) was alerted by the complainant that vessel -1 was overdue.  On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at approximately 0904 hours, USCG air unit located Vessel -1 roughly 78 nautical miles off of the coast of Horseshoe Beach in the Gulf of Mexico.  The victim was not with the vessel and was missing.  The search continued in an attempt to locate vessel -1’s occupant.  FWC had four (4) offshore vessels, two (2) aircraft and USCG had three (3) aircraft, two (2) cutters, and two (2) smaller offshore vessels engaged in reference to the search.   Vessel - 1 was recovered by Sea-Tow and towed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Carrabelle Law Enforcement Field Office for safe storage.