Alfonso Vargas-Parra, 35, vanished after leaving Venice, Florida, on a fishing trip on February 17, 2024. He and three companions — Angel Hernandez Munoz, 38; Julio Cordero Briones, 37; and Ruben Mora, 54 — left the Marina Park Boat Ramp around 8:00 a.m. aboard a white 23-foot 1995 Sportcraft motorboat, registration FL9937HC. The men were described as experienced fishermen but did not return that evening as planned, and family members reported them missing the following morning.

Weather was calm at departure but heavy fog developed later that afternoon, and conditions deteriorated overnight into Sunday with winds and four- to six-foot seas, hazardous for a small boat. An extensive search involving multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, covered more than 10,000 square nautical miles over about 60 hours with no sign of the men or their vessel; the official search was suspended on the evening of February 19, 2024. One of the men, Ruben Mora, is diabetic and reportedly did not have his medication with him. The families have continued private search efforts and the men are believed to be lost at sea.

Did anyone in the Venice area see the Sportcraft with registration FL9937HC after February 17, 2024?