Officials found a 'ghost boat' that sailed from Washington to California on its own after its fisherman owner disappeared.
Joel Kawahara, 70, was last heard from around 7.30am PT on August 8 after he departed alone on his fishing boat, the Karolee, off the coast between Washington and Oregon.
The vessel was tracked on its automatic identification system traveling south at a steady speed for several days, according to the US Coast Guard.
Coast Guard watchstanders and other local boaters made several attempts to contact the Karolee, but no communication was ever received.
On the morning of August 12, a Coast Guard C-27 fixed-wing aircrew from Air Station Sacramento spotted the vessel and attempted to make contact, but nothing was heard.
