William Vernon Smith, 78, was last seen January 19, 2013, leaving Marathon, Florida, aboard a 35-foot sailing vessel named Blondie with companion Thomas Lee Brewer. The pair told friends they planned to sail to the Caribbean, possibly Jamaica, but they never returned and their disappearance went unnoticed until family reported them missing on March 1, 2013.

The U.S. Coast Guard mounted an extensive search after the report but found no trace of the men or their vessel, and there was no indication they entered any foreign ports. Smith, who was in poor health at the time, and Brewer are presumed lost at sea and the case is classified as lost or injured missing. No definitive clues have surfaced.

If anyone has information about Smith, Brewer, Blondie, or their intended route, please share what is known with the authorities.