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Stinger · 03-01-2009, 11:06 AM

Coast Guard searching for missing boat with NFL players

Reported by: Chad Cookler
Email: ccookler@abcactionnews.com
Last Update: 11:18 am

CLEARWATER, FL -- The Coast Guard is searching for a missing fishing boat about 50 miles off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to Coast Guard officials, the 21-foot fishing boat left from a boat ramp in Clearwater Pass Saturday about 6:30 am with 4 people on board.

A dispatcher told ABC Action News 3 of them are NFL players. One of the plays for the Detroit Lions, and one plays for the Oakland Raiders, the dispatcher said.

The boaters were supposed to return sometime after dark but never did, officials said. A friend called the Coast Guard at about 1:30 am and reported them missing.

Officials say the waters in the gulf are extremely choppy and they believe the boat is in distress.

Air and marine crews from the Sand Key and Clearwater Coast Guard stations are searching a 750 square mile area west of Clearwater Pass.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/lo...SanyO4BZA.cspx

**Dave Lane** · 03-01-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

What in the holy **** does that have to do with anything here? Go back to DC, dumbass.

He may not have the requisite brain cells to find his way back there.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 03-01-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Obama can save them. Obama can do anything. If they die its Obamas fault.

You know what to do:

**Baby Lee** · 03-01-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Obama can save them. Obama can do anything. If they die its Obamas fault.

Won't you look stupid when it turns out they were victims of an unmonitored earthquake?

warrior · 03-01-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

He may not have the requisite brain cells to find his way back there.

Probably true and funny.

Demonpenz · 03-01-2009, 01:39 PM

they are dead mother nature is a bitch

BradyFTW! · 03-01-2009, 01:40 PM

2 raiders and a lion? Man, these guys are cursed. Hope they turn up okay.

**Buck** · 03-01-2009, 01:47 PM

Saw this on Yahoo, sorry if repost

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

**Buck** · 03-01-2009, 01:47 PM

Agent: 2 NFL players among Fla. missing boaters

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP)—Two NFL players are among a group of boaters reported missing off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Sports agent Ron Del Duca said his client, Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith, and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper were two of the four boaters who were reported missing Sunday morning by the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard issued a statement saying the boaters were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass on Saturday morning for a fishing trip and did not return as expected. Crews used a helicopter and a 47-foot motor-life boat to search a 750-square mile area west of Clearwater Pass on Sunday.

B_Ambuehl · 03-01-2009, 01:51 PM

I used to go offshore a lot in that area and there are so many oil rigs you'd have to pretty much have a bomb blow up and decapitate you and your boat to avoid reaching or drifting to one. I bet they find them tied up to an oil rig.

stlchiefs · 03-01-2009, 01:51 PM

stlchiefs · 03-01-2009, 01:52 PM

Repost: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...=203410&page=2

RINGLEADER · 03-01-2009, 02:16 PM

CLEARWATER, FL -- The Coast Guard is continuing to search for a missing fishing boat about 50 miles off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico.

According to Coast Guard officials, a 21-foot Everglades fishing boat left from the Seminole boat ramp in Clearwater Pass Saturday about 6:30 am with 4 people on board.

Friends Victor "Marquis" Cooper, Nick Schulyer, Corey Smith and William Bleakley haven't been seen since.

2 of the men are professional football players with ties to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cooper, whose truck and trailer is till parked at the boat ramp where the men left from, is a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders.

Smith is a defensive end for the Detroit Lions. Both began their careers with the Bucs.

Officials say the waters in the gulf are extremely choppy with waves believed to be between 6-10 feet, and they believe the boat is in distress.

Air and marine crews from the Sand Key and Clearwater Coast Guard stations are searching a 750 square mile area west of Clearwater Pass.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/lo...SanyO4BZA.cspx

Fritz88 · 03-01-2009, 02:48 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

**MahiMike** · 03-01-2009, 02:48 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP)—Two NFL players are among a group of boaters reported missing off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Sports agent Ron Del Duca said his client, Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith, and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper were two of the four boaters who were reported missing Sunday morning by the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard issued a statement saying the boaters were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass on Saturday morning for a fishing trip and did not return as expected. Crews used a helicopter and a 47-foot motor-life boat to search a 750-square mile area west of Clearwater Pass on Sunday.

Fritz88 · 03-01-2009, 02:49 PM

someone delete this, lol we submitted at the same time

03-01-2009, 11:06 AM
Stinger Bazinga Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $4014507	Coast Guard suspends search for missing NFL players Coast Guard searching for missing boat with NFL players Reported by: Chad Cookler Email: ccookler@abcactionnews.com Last Update: 11:18 am CLEARWATER, FL -- The Coast Guard is searching for a missing fishing boat about 50 miles off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Coast Guard officials, the 21-foot fishing boat left from a boat ramp in Clearwater Pass Saturday about 6:30 am with 4 people on board. A dispatcher told ABC Action News 3 of them are NFL players. One of the plays for the Detroit Lions, and one plays for the Oakland Raiders, the dispatcher said. The boaters were supposed to return sometime after dark but never did, officials said. A friend called the Coast Guard at about 1:30 am and reported them missing. Officials say the waters in the gulf are extremely choppy and they believe the boat is in distress. Air and marine crews from the Sand Key and Clearwater Coast Guard stations are searching a 750 square mile area west of Clearwater Pass. http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/lo...SanyO4BZA.cspx
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RINGLEADER In Search of a Life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Confusion, USA Casino cash: $8590503	Raiders and Lions Players' Boat Missing In Gulf Of Mexico CLEARWATER, FL -- The Coast Guard is continuing to search for a missing fishing boat about 50 miles off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Coast Guard officials, a 21-foot Everglades fishing boat left from the Seminole boat ramp in Clearwater Pass Saturday about 6:30 am with 4 people on board. Friends Victor "Marquis" Cooper, Nick Schulyer, Corey Smith and William Bleakley haven't been seen since. 2 of the men are professional football players with ties to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cooper, whose truck and trailer is till parked at the boat ramp where the men left from, is a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders. Smith is a defensive end for the Detroit Lions. Both began their careers with the Bucs. Officials say the waters in the gulf are extremely choppy with waves believed to be between 6-10 feet, and they believe the boat is in distress. Air and marine crews from the Sand Key and Clearwater Coast Guard stations are searching a 750 square mile area west of Clearwater Pass. http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/lo...SanyO4BZA.cspx
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