Robert Luka, a 44-year-old commercial fisherman, was reported missing after disappearing from the fishing vessel Bearcat in the Gulf of Mexico. He was last seen late on the night of January 11, 2026, when the vessel was about 82 miles off the coast of Pasco County, Florida. Luka boarded the Bearcat at the Port of Hudson on January 7, 2026; the vessel stopped in Cortez in Manatee County before heading farther offshore.

A crew member reported Luka missing to the U.S. Coast Guard the morning of January 13, and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office filed a report on January 12. The Coast Guard searched an estimated 1,400 miles by air in conditions of 17 mph winds and 2 to 3-foot seas before suspending the search on January 14, 2026, pending new information. Luka is described as 5 feet 11 inches with brown hair and green eyes; he was last seen wearing a t-shirt and shorts (color unknown). The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and asks anyone with information to call their non-emergency line.

Did anyone on the Bearcat or in Pasco or Manatee counties see Robert Luka between January 7 and January 13?