Two Boats in trouble: Press Release Date: June 15, 2006 Contact: Petty Officer Lisa Hennings (617) 223-8515 COAST GUARD CONTINUES SEARCH FOR MISSING SAILING VESSEL **UPDATE** BOSTON- All three persons aboard the sailing vessel Dad's Dream have been hoisted by the Air Station Cape Cod HH-60 Jayhawk aircrew and are en route to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. No injuries have been reported. Coast Guard aircrews continue the search for the sailing vessel Free Spirit, with four persons aboard, which is approximately 200 nautical miles south of Halifax, Nova Scotia today. The Coast Guard received a call at 11:55 a.m. today from the stepdaughter of Jacek Bielecki, the operator of the sailing vessel Free Spirit, stating that the vessel and crew were in distress and needed to be rescued immediately. While en route to Europe from Newport, R.I., Bielecki, a 56-year-old United Kingdom citizen and Newport, R.I. resident, made a distress call to his stepdaughter via satellite phone and provided the vessel's coordinates. There has been no further communication with the vessel's crew. The three other passengers aboard the Free Spirit include: Jack Bielecki, a 19-year-old UK citizen Richard White, a 34-year-old UK citizen Molly Finn, a 21-year-old U.S. citizen and Newport, R.I. resident Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod launched an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and HU-25 Falcon jet at 12:45 p.m. to search for the Free Spirit. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City has launched a C-130 and the Boston-based Cutter Spencer has been diverted to join the search and rescue efforts. Simultaneous to this search and rescue effort, the Canadian-flagged, 43-foot sailing vessel Dad's Dream was reported to be taking on water approximately 115 nautical miles south of Halifax today. The Canadian Air Force and Coast Guard, and U.S. Coast Guard have been conducting joint search and rescue efforts. While unable to locate the Free Spirit, the Falcon crew relocated the Dad's Dream with a broken mast and the three passengers aboard. The aircrew dropped a dewatering pump to the vessel. Seas are reported to be 23 to 30 feet, the winds are reported to be 50 to 90 knots.