Monique Joyce Krewedl, 56, was last seen May 16, 2014, in Ventura, California, aboard a recently purchased 34-foot sailboat named the Xiao Xiang with her 63-year-old brother Richard Martin Smith. The navy blue and white vessel with blue sails departed Channel Island Marina bound for Northern California but never arrived, and family reported them missing after they failed to reach their destination.

On August 4, 2014, Smith’s body washed ashore on San Miguel Island, about sixty miles from Ventura; advanced decomposition delayed identification until April of the following year. Authorities reported no evidence of foul play and could not determine a cause of death. There has been no sign of Monique or the Xiao Xiang since their departure, and her fate remains unknown.

Anyone who was in Ventura or along the Channel Islands in mid-May 2014 and may have seen the Xiao Xiang or Monique is asked to come forward with information?