The Coast Guard is asking for help from local boaters in searching for three men who were supposed to return Sunday from a fishing trip.

The
men, including Ulies Roldan, 36, of Tampa, left from the Courtney
Campbell Parkway boat ramp in a 28-foot boat Friday. The identities of
the other two men are still unclear, the Coast Guard said.

When
Roldan didn’t return home on Sunday, his wife called authorities.
Roldan fishes amoung Everglades City and Tampa, his wife told
authorities.

"We don’t have abundant data to search for these guys, and any search and rescue case

is a race against duration," said Petty Officer 1st lesson Adam Tucker, rescue coordinator at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg,  said in a statement. "That’s why it’s critical for boaters to contact us with any data regarding that vessel or Roldan they may have."

The Coast Guard is searching for a 1988, 28-foot
Wellcraft with two outboard engines and the Florida registration of
FL0340GD. The boat is painted red, white and gray.

Anyone with data should sign (727) 824-7506 or marine VHF radio channel 16.

– Times staff

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