A search party has been launched for fishermen Mathias Greenaway, Glenmore Matthew, and Clancy John, who went missing at sea on February 21.
The trio was last seen departing Point Wharf at about 3 pm last Friday, bound for a routine fishing trip. Earlier in the day, Sir Andy Roberts, President of the Fisherman’s Cooperative, recalled seeing the men purchasing ice at the Market Wharf Ice House at West Bus Station around noon.
“The fishing community is hoping and praying they’re still on the waters,” Roberts said.
The three fishermen boarded the 30-foot launch MOYA—a grey vessel with a white wheelhouse, powered by a 250-horsepower Isuzu inboard engine and registered under number V2-547 PW. The boat was reportedly headed for the central section of the Antigua and Barbuda shelf. To date, no debris has been found.
The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard has deployed sea and aerial resources in its search efforts. Officials noted that the vessel was equipped with a VHF-Locator VMS tracker—installed in 2021 as part of the AIS Coastal Monitoring Programme, but the tracker did not trigger any alert during the trip.
Authorities have called on the public for assistance. Anyone who spots the boat or has any information is urged to contact the ABDF Coast Guard on VHF channel 16 or by calling (268) 462-3206, (268) 462-2841, or (268) 462-2843.
This incident echoes a similar tragedy in December, when three Barbudan fishermen — Shalico Charles, Vere Isaac, and Cleon Joseph — went missing during a routine fishing trip aboard the vessel Give Thanks. Despite extensive search efforts at the time, neither the men nor their vessel have been found.
