Diver missing from Vandenberg Wreck in Key West
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Sad to hear.
Locals have still be searching the surface. The volunteer effort mounted for this search was nothing short of incredible, with fundraisers to buy boat fuel and food for crews, and a search party fairly coordinated wit CG efforts. No shortage of hope in Key West.
The U.S. Coast Guard called off its search for a man who disappeared while scuba diving off a well-known Key West shipwreck last week. 
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Thomas Aaron Faulkenberry, 44, disappeared last Wednesday afternoon while diving the U.S.S. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a former 17,120-ton military troop transport and missile-tracking ship that sits 140 feet on the bottom of the ocean. The wreck, about seven miles off Key West, was intentionally sunk in May 2009 to serve as an artificial reef and has since become a popular dive destination.
Faulkenberry, from Stock Island, was last seen about 9:20 a.m. the day of the dive, and crew members aboard the dive boat Dream Cat reported him missing to the Coast Guard around 10:13 a.m., the agency said Monday. He was a dive instructor for Lost Reef Adventures in Key West, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
“This was a tragic accident,” Capt. Jason Ingram, commander, Sector Key West, said in a statement. “Diving is an inherently dangerous activity. Mr. Faulkenberry’s passion for the sea is well remembered by the dive community here in the Keys and my deepest condolences are with his family at this difficult time.”
During the nearly-six-day search, rescue crews scoured about 4,300 square miles for Faulkenberry, the Coast Guard said.
sadThomas Aaron Faulkenberry, 44, disappeared last Wednesday afternoon while diving the U.S.S. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a former 17,120-ton military troop transport and missile-tracking ship that sits 140 feet on the bottom of the ocean. The wreck, about seven miles off Key West, was intentionally sunk in May 2009 to serve as an artificial reef and has since become a popular dive destination.
Faulkenberry, from Stock Island, was last seen about 9:20 a.m. the day of the dive, and crew members aboard the dive boat Dream Cat reported him missing to the Coast Guard around 10:13 a.m., the agency said Monday. He was a dive instructor for Lost Reef Adventures in Key West, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
“This was a tragic accident,” Capt. Jason Ingram, commander, Sector Key West, said in a statement. “Diving is an inherently dangerous activity. Mr. Faulkenberry’s passion for the sea is well remembered by the dive community here in the Keys and my deepest condolences are with his family at this difficult time.”
During the nearly-six-day search, rescue crews scoured about 4,300 square miles for Faulkenberry, the Coast Guard said.
The U.S. Coast Guard called off its search for a man who disappeared while scuba diving off a well-known Key West shipwreck last week.
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