Coverage dated July 24, 2023 to July 27, 2023

Mexico's navy finds boat but not missing US sailor

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 3 developments

Mexico’s navy has located the boat of a missing American sailor off its southern coast. But the Maryland man who had been sailing it solo was not found. Authorities said Friday that Donald Lawson’s capsized trimaran was found Thursday night by a patrol boat involved in the search 356 nautical miles …

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Search on for Baltimore sailor reported missing at sea near Mexico

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Baltimore Sailor Still Missing Off Coast of Mexico as Boat Found: 'We're Not Giving Up Hope,' Says Wife

    Headline from People ·

  3. Newest

    Mexico's navy finds boat but not missing US sailor

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Baltimore sailor hoping to shatter records goes missing after storm off coast of Mexico (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    A sailor who was hoping to break world records has gone missing during a storm off the coast of Mexico as authorities discovered his capsized boat. Captain Donald Lawson, 41, set off from the coast…

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Search on for Baltimore sailor reported missing at sea near Mexico (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Donald Lawson, 41, an experienced sailor, was aboard his 60-foot racing trimaran about 285 nautical miles off the coast of Acapulco, according to his brother, Quentin Lawson Sr.

  3. People

    Baltimore Sailor Still Missing Off Coast of Mexico as Boat Found: 'We're Not Giving Up Hope,' Says Wife (opens People)

    Published

    People's feed description

    Donald Lawson embarked on his sailing journey from Acapulco on July 5, and has been missing for almost two weeks off the coast of Mexico — though authorities say his boat has been found.

  4. NBC News

    Boat found off Mexico in search for missing Baltimore sailor as wife says 'we remain hopeful' (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Experienced sailor Donald Lawson, 41, of Baltimore has been missing for two weeks. He set off from Acapulco on July 5 on his 60-foot racing trimaran and last had contact with his family around July 12.

  5. KOB 4

    Mexico's navy finds boat but not missing US sailor (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    KOB 4's feed description

    Mexico’s navy has located the boat of a missing American sailor off its southern coast. But the Maryland man who had been sailing it solo was not found. Authorities said Friday that Donald Lawson’s capsized trimaran was found Thursday night by a patrol boat involved in the search 356 nautical miles …

  6. Washington Times

    Mexico’s navy finds boat, but not missing Maryland sailor (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Mexico’s navy located the boat of a missing American sailor off the country’s southern coast, but the Maryland man who had been piloting it solo wasn’t found, authorities said Friday.

  7. Fox News

    Mexican Navy finds missing American's boat, but no signs of captain (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Mexican Navy has located Maryland sailor Donald Lawson's boat, which was found over 400 miles from Acapulco. Lawson himself is still missing.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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