Catalina 27 Amber Overdue

The Coast Guard has asked for the public’s help in locating Alameda sailor Krzysztof Krasnodebski, 62, who sailed out of Grand Marina on July 25 aboard his Catalina 27 Amber bound for San Diego. Krasnodebski’s son has reported him overdue but has declined to file a missing person’s report at this point, no doubt hoping his dad is just slowly making his way down the coast.

According to his son, Krasnodebski has no EPIRB or liferaft aboard Amber, and only has a VHF radio. The Coast Guard has suspended the case because they have no specific area in which to conduct a search, but they hope mariners along the California coast can shed some light onto the whereabouts of Krasnodebski, and hopefully pass the word to the sailor to call his son. If you have any information, please call the Coast Guard Command Center at (510) 437-3708.