Wednesday 22 June 2022 11:53 PM Desperate search for Virginia couple who vanished while sailing for the Azores ... trends now

Wednesday 22 June 2022 11:53 PM Desperate search for Virginia couple who vanished while sailing for the Azores ... trends now
Wednesday 22 June 2022 11:53 PM Desperate search for Virginia couple who vanished while sailing for the Azores ... trends now

Wednesday 22 June 2022 11:53 PM Desperate search for Virginia couple who vanished while sailing for the Azores ... trends now

Desperate search for Virginia couple, both 65, who vanished off radar nine days ago after sailing for the Azores off Portugal before boat got damaged 460 miles off US coast Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, both 65, were last heard from on June 17 when they let their daughter know their sailboat had been damaged in 'heavy weather'  The pair had left from Hampton, Virginia, on June 8 for the approximately 2,300 mile journey across the ocean to the islands off the coast of Portugal  The Coast Guard has sent two aircraft to search an approximate area they think the boaters could be, but have not reported seeing any signs of them

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A desperate search is underway for a couple who vanished while sailing across the Atlantic Ocean for the Azores islands off of Portugal. 

Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, both 65, were last heard from on June 13 when they called their daughter and said their sailboat had been damaged in 'heavy weather' and they were turning back for Virginia

The couple was about 460 miles east of Virginia at the time of the call, according to the US Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard is using aircraft to search for the couple, monitoring cell phone and radio activity, and urging boaters in the area to remain on the lookout for the couple.

Despite the search and reports of damage, a representative from the Coast Guard told

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