Hector Lino Mendez, 60, vanished from a 22-foot white Proline named WEPA after leaving Fajardo, Puerto Rico on August 8, 2019. He was one of four men on board—Hector Mendez, Hector Mendez Jr., Javier Mendez and Victor Goitia—who were expected back at Villa Marina that afternoon but never arrived. Their last known position was between the islands of Icacos and Isleta Marina.

A tow and salvage company reported receiving a distress call from WEPA around 5 p.m. about mechanical trouble near Icacos Cay. When the tow boat reached the area roughly 30 minutes later, the vessel and occupants were gone. A five-day search by the US Coast Guard, Puerto Rican police and other agencies covered more than 22,000 square nautical miles and extended over 80 miles off the northern coast, but turned up no sign of the men or the boat. The search ended at sunset on August 13, 2019. Mendez is described as a Hispanic male with gray or partially gray thick hair, a beard and mustache, brown eyes, 5 feet tall and about 175 pounds.

Does anyone have information about Hector Mendez, his companions, or the WEPA’s last movements?