Lost at sea

snommintj
snommintj Member Posts: 601
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Please pray for my neighbor Andy Murray and his family Jim and Steve Sanders currently considered lost at sea. They were in a small boat in big seas. It is very cold and if still alive will have been subject to the weather for three days. Andy is 34 and has been very helpful to me and my family through the years. I haven't needed to use this in many years but it has saved me on more than one occasion. I was forced to memorize it as a plebe at the Naval Academy.

Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep,
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!

O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at thy word,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep,
O hear us when we cry to thee,
For those in peril on the sea!

Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace,
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea!

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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #2
    Done John......and will continue until they are found.........
    I will keep them in prayers..........Clift
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #3
    John
    I really hope this story has a happy ending.
  • lizzydavis
    lizzydavis Member Posts: 893
    #4
    Buzzard said:

    Done John......and will continue until they are found.........
    I will keep them in prayers..........Clift

    John,
    Saying prayers for
    John,

    Saying prayers for their safe return home.

    Lizzy

    Saturday, Jan 22, 2011

    Trio of boaters on trip absent; Coast Guard looks for men for two days
    By Tonya Root and Janelle Frost

    Members of the Coast Guard continued to search Friday for three people overdue from a fishing trip in the area of Winyah Bay, according to authorities.
    The search began late Thursday and was expected to continue through Friday night.
    Jim Sanders, 67, Steve Sanders, 44, and Andy Murray, 34, were last seen Thursday morning leaving for a fishing trip aboard a 23-foot pleasure craft from South Island Ferry Landing near Georgetown, said Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson.
    The trio had planned to return before sunset Thursday.
    Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Rhodes said the last contact with the men was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, and they were last seen near Belle Island. There have been no reports of distress signals from the men.
    "They're overdue, and it's a concern," said Rhodes, who said the Sanderses are father and son and Murray is a family friend.
    A 25-foot rescue boat crew from the Georgetown Coast Guard station, a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from Charleston, and members of the state's Department of Natural Resources and Georgetown County Sheriff's Office are searching for the trio.
    Two planes, one from the Coast Guard and one from DNR, are flying offshore searching for the boaters, Rhodes said Friday.
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #5
    AnneCan said:

    John
    I really hope this story has a happy ending.

    John hope everything finishes with a good new
    We all pray for it!
    Hugs!
  • Lori-S
    Lori-S Member Posts: 1,277 Member
    #6
    Prayers
    to all and a hopeful safe return.
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #7
    Prayers for all
    May these men find their way home safely.
  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #8
    John
    John,
    I am praying for your neighbor and his family. I can only imagine how scary it must be to have someone lost at sea. I am praying they find them.

    Aloha,
    Kathleen
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #9
    Praying
    Oh, me. I'm so sorry about this . I pray for a happy outcome. We sing the verses you quoted as a hymn sometimes. It's one of my favorites.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #10
    i hope they are found safe and well
    i hope they are found safe and well.

    prayers that they make it.

    pete
  • C Dixon
    C Dixon Member Posts: 201
    #11
    Where?
    I will pray. Where were they?

    Catherine
  • idlehunters
    idlehunters Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    #12
    C Dixon said:

    Where?
    I will pray. Where were they?

    Catherine

    Sending Prayers
    John...... you got my prayers.....

    Jennie
  • hopeforcure49
    hopeforcure49 Member Posts: 111
    #13
    Prayed for a safe return
    May they return safely to thier families. Blessings from Lourdes.
  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #14
    Search suspended
    "After searching extensively for six days, we are confident that we have exhausted all reasonable search efforts to find the missing men," Capt. Peter Brown, Coast Guard District Seven chief of response said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sanders and Murray families during this difficult time."

    The Coast Guard said multiple agencies searched for approximately 172 hours and covered around 43,000 square miles, which is an area about the same size as the State of Virginia.

    Prayers for the families and friends who are feeling the loss.

    Marie who loves kitties
  • OGammy01
    OGammy01 Member Posts: 67
    #15
    Lovekitties said:

    Search suspended
    "After searching extensively for six days, we are confident that we have exhausted all reasonable search efforts to find the missing men," Capt. Peter Brown, Coast Guard District Seven chief of response said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sanders and Murray families during this difficult time."

    The Coast Guard said multiple agencies searched for approximately 172 hours and covered around 43,000 square miles, which is an area about the same size as the State of Virginia.

    Prayers for the families and friends who are feeling the loss.

    Marie who loves kitties

    Heart aches
    My heart just aches for these two families. I will continue praying for them.

    Diane
  • Lori-S
    Lori-S Member Posts: 1,277 Member
    #16
    Lovekitties said:

    Search suspended
    "After searching extensively for six days, we are confident that we have exhausted all reasonable search efforts to find the missing men," Capt. Peter Brown, Coast Guard District Seven chief of response said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Sanders and Murray families during this difficult time."

    The Coast Guard said multiple agencies searched for approximately 172 hours and covered around 43,000 square miles, which is an area about the same size as the State of Virginia.

    Prayers for the families and friends who are feeling the loss.

    Marie who loves kitties

    how terribly sad
    to hear that the search was called off. I am so sorry for the friends and families who are suffering during this time.
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #17
    Lori-S said:

    how terribly sad
    to hear that the search was called off. I am so sorry for the friends and families who are suffering during this time.

    Just no words to say about this tragedy
    Im sorry John, for you and for the families of these men.......

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