Couple missing after yacht found in Caribbean
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Authorities are continuing their search for Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry - a Virginia couple - after their yacht was found abandoned in the Caribbean.
On Sunday, Brandel’s son told CNN that they were holding out hope the couple might be found safe; however, evidence on Simplicity suggested violence.
FULL STORY: www.wtkr.com/n...
Bless this couple that knew them for 11 days they feel guilty for not being there, but let me tell you mean people will attack four people just as quick as two you’re not to blame at all!!
I’m still praying that they find them alive !!
That's not going to happen. God bless their souls.
What happens if they are not found alive , will God have answered your prayers ?
@@sarahann530 Are you so filled with hatred that you found it necessary to go out of your way to post such a callow comment? A kind and innocent couple may have perished and this what you are thinking? Have you no shame?
2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
@@seangianotti4997 I am asking a simple question ,what happens if they are not found alive ? Will the prayers be seen as a failure , did God just ignore them. Explain how they work ? 🤔
What percentage of the time do they work ? Does it matter how many are offered ? Does adding some money to the prayers help at all ?
@@sarahann530 it’s called Gods Will.
Heartbreaking.💔💔
I pray by some miracle 🙏🏼 they are found Alive. Praying for strength for their sons.
This is such a sad story. I pray they are found safe.
Oh no, this is HEARTBREAKING. You sail because you are looking for peace and this happens, soooo SAD.
There is no "peace" in this world. WAKE UP.
So heart wrenching.
The escaped prisoners whose names are Ron Mitchell, 30, Trevon Robertson, 25, , and Atiba Stanislaus, 23, were recaptured on Wednesday 21st February 2024 about 4:35 p.m., during an operation by members of the Narcotics and Rapid Response Units in the North Western village of Petit Bordel.
'The three men had been in police custody in Grenada on charges of Rape, robbery with violence, and other serious offenses.
Their lives ended in unimaginable tragedy on Sunday, February 19th, off the shores of Grand Anse Beach, Grenada.
'Their final voyage with the Salty Dawg Sailing Crew took an unthinkable turn as Simplicity was found abandoned in St. Vincent, bearing chilling evidence of a violent struggle.
'This heartbreaking tragedy has left not only the sailing community but also their families, shattered.'
A State Department spokesperson said: 'We are aware of these reports involving U.S. citizens. We are monitoring the situation and seeking additional information.
Absolutely horrible!!
Prayers for everyone 🙏❤️
Such a tragic an horrific story to read! It doesnt sound like they made out alive? Omg this breaks my heart! It would be nice if they could at least find them for closure? I just watched one of their videos recently such a nice couple just living their life ! Plz keep us posted!
@@robinluff4413
Another reason I stay in America ✅
Keep in mind that the reality is somewhat different: these types of young males and ethnicities and from Latin America are moving more and more to the US (like MS13 members) - you see them more and more in the US than in their home country. San Salvador is now safer because of this and has become tough on crime - while CA and NYC (see the Times Square incident) are soft on crime.
Thank you for your in-depth reporting on this incident.
Catamaran sailboats have dive platforms that make it easy to gain access from the water while swimming. Not having a small dog on the boat to alert was an oversight. Bear spray and a baseball bat work well if you are not caught off guard and willing to swing towards the fences.
Or an S&W security system works well also .
Yeah....just sitting ducks
Can’t travel with them @@power-m9f
Benelli M4, never leave home without it
Absolutely heartbreaking 💔. I’m so sorry for the family. Just horrific
This is sad and Scary I hope they are Safe
Praying for a miracle
There's evil anywhere .... if you're unlucky it catches you wherever you are on these planet .... still hoping the couple will be found alive 🙏🙏🙏
An awful tragedy and scary for us other long term cruisers. Yet another no-go zone added to our world cruising plans. So sorry for their families and friends.
You’re missing out on an amazing country then. This is such a rare occurrence and could’ve happened anywhere…
This is a sailboat, not a cruise ship. Three evil men don’t change the entire character of an island. I can’t imagine that your cruising experience would be any different.
@@kimberlywoodbury1739 "Cruisers" amongst many other uses...is a term used for people who go on leisurely trips via sailboat. I agree though that this is a very rare occurrence and can happen anywhere. Grenada is a pretty popular play for long term cruisers to keep the boats on land in winter due to the less likely change for a hurricane to hit.
@@seangianotti4997 Thank you for teaching me that. I’ve been around sailboats most of my life and never heard it used that way.
@@kimberlywoodbury1739 No worries! My definition of the term "cruiser": "A people that sail leisurely, generally without pay and are sailing mostly for the sake of sailing itself and generally not in official competition with other sailors. All have varying degrees of saltiness.
So sad! Why does bad things always seem to happen to the good people?😮😢
They are democrats. Far from good. Just before they were executed they took the knee pledging their worthless lives to support BLM.
evil doers preying on good, trusting, kind people
Evil is no respecter of persons
*crosses Bahamas off bucket list
I'm not going outside the United States of America!!!
It's ridiculous. Tried travelling in Mexico last year. Was not good. I left. Was followed around and harassed nonstop.@@corajones1980
@@corajones1980right cause it so safe with all the random shootings in almost every state and all the school shooter issues
@@corajones1980 and your going to tell me that you feel safe in the U S A
Grenada is not in the Bahamas. Its a long way south of there, located in the Lesser Antilles Islands... Also its just bad luck....it can happen anywhere today ...not much different than couple killed in their PA home by escaped survivalist last summer !
This is so sad.
This is just the scariest, saddest thing ever
I follow several youtuber sailing families. This is so disturbing, to think this could happen to any of them is beyond the pale. Many ports of call do not allow them to have arms, so something has to change.
Amen!
So sad; prayers out to the family and friends. It's clear, if you want to live, arm yourself! Pack heat!
Yeh…no
@@PN_48 Yup... to the gills! Arm yourself or be a victim.
@@patnobodyHahaha yeh sure buddy. Something tells me you don’t travel a lot😂
@@PN_48 I travel often, and I always pack heat. Ha ha.. .something tells my you're a lybtaard ;-)
@ Don't be stupid, clearly this tragedy would've turned out differently had they had been armed, duh.
the shame is all the sailors are not armed and so many sailing channels on youtube i worry for them
Have you ever sailed? Have any idea how many different weapons laws there are out there? Unfortunately, that's the main reason we don't load up. And until there is a universal maritime weapon law, people carry at their own risk of penalty. Sadly.
Keep safe
@@HandyMan657 i have cruised for 36 years and yes i know about weapon laws and all risks of cruising and i didn't say why are they not armed
@@HandyMan657 You can arm yourself and travel. It just becomes a major hassle when you enter and leave countries. So many people don't do it because of the hassle. But many more don't do it because "guns bad".
And btw, the hassle is that if you enter most countries with a gun, you have to leave it at the port of entry. Then you can pick it up again when you leave. But if you don't plan to leave from the same port of entry, you are screwed. You would have to go back to your original port of entry to reclaim your weapon. Of course this varies from country to country, but I think it's basically hassles like this that cause people to make the choice to not carry a gun. Of course you can always try to hide the gun, but then if you get caught, you are in serious trouble.
@@diver0129 they wouldnt be allowed to here anyways, a citizen cannot legally own a gun on our island and many other Caribbean islands
@@diver0129Seems that a gun would have been a good thing here!
They were going to get caught either way, they didn't have to kill them. Unbelievable. I hope they get severely hurt in prison, I am still crying over this. My prayers and my condolences to them both❤️🙏❤️💔💔💔
Kinda like Tom and Jackie Hawkes selling the well-deserved yacht and Skylar DeLeon pretended to want to buy thier yacht and threw them overboard on a test drive at sea.. scarry stuff
That's my favorite story 🍿
I sure hope the couple is found! So sad an tragic! I wonder if their out at sea an just thrown overboard? Plz God help guide them to help find them safely!
So sad. Prayers go out to family and friends.
This is very sad news for the sailing community. Hope they find the couple alive and well.
You should be aloud to carry conceal in international waters, I don't go anywhere without the Makarov.
You can carry a weapon in international waters. It's when you enter and leave other countries that it becomes difficult (But not impossible).
Bear spray works good 👍
@@phillipsmom6252 It actually doesn't all the time.
That’s crazy!! Ppl can’t enjoy life without worrying about predators!!!!! From babies to adults,,, no one is safe
Weren't we all warned that this area is a dangerous place to visit? This is what happens to people who don't listen to the warnings
Stop spreading lies, Grenada is one of the safest islands to visit. Bad things can and will happen anywhere. But I’ve been there many times all hours of the night as a woman alone. It’s funny how there’s no talk of the U.S being dangerous with all the random shootings in every state or the school shooter issues. Rarely is Grenada even in the news due to violence and you want to spread misinformation.
If you need advice about where to go, stay home.
Where in America is safe?
@@Westindiangyal1111 Red States that allow you to carry
@@robertfreeman2322 yet there is crimes and murders every day in America.
May they rest in peace 😔😔😔😔😔🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
If you fly an American flag then you have the right to sail with your registered firearms. If other countries will not allow you to defend yourself while you are in their waters then don't go there. An anchored or docked boat is still your home to defend no matter where you are.
You can have all the guns you want in international waters. It’s when you enter another countries territorial waters that you have to abide by their rules. If you’re not going to go anywhere that doesn’t let you take your guns you might as well sell the boat.
Misleading title, thought the missing couple was found
My condolences 😢😢😢😱😱😭😭😭🤬😡🤬😡😭😭😭😭😭
The foresails appear to be torn, something that isn't likely to have happened under the care of an experienced cruising couple. I wonder if one could establish a timeline of when they where no longer in control of the yacht based on wind conditions.
I find it pretty disturbing these kinds of attacks on vulnerable people seem to be happening more and more.
Biden policies at work.
@@jaimhaas5170 BS
That’s bull pucky. Biden has done many things for Americas like working with striking unions to negotiate in GOOD FAITH but he doesn’t need to grandstand and brag about how great he is and how horrible everyone else is BC he’s not insecure like Trymp. So your just towing his party line. It’s going to end up in failure again anyway!
LOCK HIM UP!!!
Very sad, I was on a yacht that my boss owned( I flew his airplane) we had enough weapons on board to hold off an army.
Hope!
It’s Dangerous to sail in a foreign country especially Bahamas, crime is not good, must be in group to do that venture.
Oh my 🤦🏼♀️ they probably thought they were in trouble if they were swimming & scooped them being good people.
It's always pirates, people can't go anywhere anymore without some thieves attacking, or destroying something.
Nosite oružje za samoobranu😢
Four people wouldn't have made an ounce of difference. It would ĥave had to have been a big crowd of people on that boat to make any possible difference in what inevitably happened.
So sad! They are good swimmers. I bet you I wonder if there’s any land around here that they could be on?
Look up the crimes those men were originally in prison for. Now look up their new charges. The boat was covered in blood. Put the pieces together. They didn't just throw them overboard.
Oh they were my neighbors in Ft Pierce Florida.
So Sorry 🙏🏻❤️
Four people instead of two mad a difference? Sorry, but there would be four dead people. Condolences to the family.
More money, more problems
Carry a personal protection device!!!!
no alarm system, no locked doors no ways to defend yourself? how well do you think it would work out, this is the result... they knew better, there are thugs everywhere especially there...sad loss of life that shouldnt have happened and totally preventable
Thousands do this every year in more dangerous parts of the world without incident. Driving a vehicle with a soft top in Chicago is much more likely to result in hijacking than sailing through the Caribbean.
Hate this story, praying for this couple!
I wonder if they were armed. You gotta have weapons when you’re in the middle of nowhere. They were probably surprised.
I hope they were armed & at least had a chance to defend themselves. Tragic
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Diversity is our strength
😞💔😭🙏😞💔😭🙏😞💔😭🙏🙏 0:39
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
That’s heartbreaking and I hope they find them held hostage or something.. but these culture vultures have to understand that they’re not always welcome everywhere nor shall they ever feel like they can…
Get these pirates to talk by all means.
⚖️🙏🙏🙏
Prayers 🎉🙏🏾 ! Also it's An-tiq-a
You do stuff like that you better pack heat It’s an adventure, but there’s a lot of misfits
🙏❣️❣️🙏
USA I believed raised the threat warning of going there to moderate or such a couple weeks ago. I believe they underplayed it imo. This is very sad.
But that wud be raciss ! The Wakanda tribe are mostly peaceful.
The most recent travel advisory from the us state dept prior to this incident was on 7/17/23 - level 1 exercise normal precautions. A review of the state dept website would provide you with accurate information.
Usa raised the threat warning for bahamas and jamaica not grenada, we are not all the same
🙏
Just the beginning
This is exactly why Delos better arm up! And not a baseball bat or flare gun. Brian?
Delos has been around the whole world and then some, I think they talked about security after the attempted robbery in malaysia((?) it was long ago. If Brian is packing it’s illegal he shouldn’t tell anyone🫣
We're they parked?
Stay in the United States of America!!!
HAHAHAHAHA
You think that it is safe here? America is worse!
O well!
Did they own any arms ? of course not what’s wrong with you? To suggest such a thing .
No satellite surveillance recorded .. ooooo 😮 .. 💡
It definitely would have been different if there were four armed people
😢😢😢😢
The usual suspects ..
For losers like you, yeah.
@@merlin49100 Sooo you are saying actual statical facts are racist, , your racism is clearly showing,😁 Asians don't live in trailers.y dear, perhaps you should clean that gov funded apt
@@merlin49100 So you are saying actual national statistics are racist🤯97.1%of the time it is the usual suspects,, FYI Asian don't live in trailers, perhaps you should clean that gov provided apt ...👍
@@merlin49100 Facts are 97.1% of the time it is the usual ones .. FYI Asians do not live in a trailer,,you should go clean that government funded Apt 👍💯 U can keep deleting,,it does not change the facts,,they are facts!!!!
@merlin49100 Statical facts show 97.1%of the time it is the usual,,, FYI Asian does not live in trailer,,, perhaps you should go clean the government funded Apt...
Biden policies at work.
No US president has anything to say or do about other countries laws. Stop spreading lies - if Trump needs them to win it should be a wake up call.
Look for an anchor or other heavy object missing from boat and some rope...murdered and sunk to the bottom...RIP...
Yes there are a lot of poor in our ports of call but so what if they envy and curse wealthy Americans?
Faulty line of thought.
Pyramids exist in all economies. The rich are the point at the top, and everyone else falls under them. This includes the US. There are way more struggling than successful here, and even cost of living is getting harder and harder to achieve. More people are living with their parents. Can’t get jobs. Can’t get a foothold anywhere.
They could have given everything up to live this specific dream. Just because you own something nice doesn’t necessarily mean that you have nice things…
Africans being Africans
the escaped prisoners had charges ranging from rape to violent robbery so why are you labeling them as the poor instead of the wicked. I'm by no means rich but you won't find me on some sucker shzt trying to steal, rape & rob
Chasing dragons reminds me of icarus flying too close to the sun. Maybe now big nose kate will mind her own business? Because she was minding someone elses? Judah and ephesian won't be jealous of each other anymore in the waffle iron. Page six catiditis
They look like a rich couple
Clearly they weren't because they didn't have another home or a car so they weren't wealthy probably just living their retirement dreams
Where was God ?
Apples and oranges comparison
An innocent couple at the very least have been injured and hijacked and this is your concern?
2 Timothy 3:12: "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
Rich people.
So, they are all deeply religious..........question?, why did their god thing not save them???????????
Is that what you picked up from the story? The amount of time atheists spend more time time thinking about something they don't think exists staggers me. An innocent couple at the very least have been injured and hijacked and this is your concern?
2 Timothy 3:12: "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
@@seangianotti4997 Get thee behind me Satan!
Why does the headline say couple were found. Anything for a click I guess
It says their yacht was found.
Why, why go there, why?
Shammies! Sick Cigars!