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hottstuff25 · 10-18-2004, 03:44 PM

I never saw a post on here about the 3 fisherman/dudes on the raft that drifted off the coast of georgia and were never found, so I was wondering if you guys know of any updates from this story. It aired today on a segment in the second episode. Apparently, their families started getting mysterious phone calls from men speaking spanish, and the only things english they were saying were their names and telephone #'s. The guy that survived out of the 4 feels they were picked up by a freighter he saw, and the people making phone calls are holding them hostage. I kind of think these phone calls were pranks from people hearing the news story about the guys missing, since it didn't sound like anything serious, but if there was an update later in the series, maybe I'm wrong. Either way, it bothers me nonetheless. Anyone know anything, or have any opinions on the story?

jeeps · 10-18-2004, 05:35 PM

I'm sorry that I don't have an update for you...in fact, I'd be interested in finding out if anyone has heard anything.

But to add to this, I remember a segment on UM similar to this. I can't remember the specifics except the boat's name was the Sarah Jo (or something close to that) and the men aboard went missing - yet on an island there was a makeshift grave and pieces of the Sarah Jo washed on the beach. The grave had stones and an odd "cross" of some type.

I haven't seen this story on the Lifetime repeats. I'm assuming there are no updates on this either.

Blackout · 10-18-2004, 06:32 PM

i remember this case, and never saw an update

chad30 · 10-21-2004, 10:49 PM

The case in question was about a boat named the Casey Nicole. The Sarah Jo disappeared off the coast of Hawaii in 1979. That was the one where the wrecked boat was alongside the grave.

justins5256 · 10-24-2004, 05:16 PM

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Originally posted by chad30
The case in question was about a boat named the Casey Nicole. The Sarah Jo disappeared off the coast of Hawaii in 1979. That was the one where the wrecked boat was alongside the grave.

The oddest thing about the Sarah Jo case is that the island where she was found had been surveyed by the government about 5 years after the ship was lost, and nothing had been found. Another few years went by before someone returned to the same island and found the makeshift grave and what remained of the boat. I suppose the survey could have missed seeing the boat and the grave. But, if I remember correctly, the island was very small, so it seems strange that they would not find it. Also, they found bones in the grave belonging to one of the sailors. The remaining 4 were not found. Someone must have built the grave.

Justin

Arnold_OldSchool · 11-13-2008, 11:35 PM

Saw this for a 2nd time today. Pretty chilling stuff.

Arnold_OldSchool · 02-05-2009, 08:59 PM

So no updates, eh?

justins5256 · 02-05-2009, 10:04 PM

To which case? The Georgia fisherman or the Sarah Jo?

I'm not aware of either being solved. However, I do recall reading on here an explanation for the pieces of paper found at the makeshift grave site of one of the crew members of the Sarah Jo. Apparently it was part of a Thai(?) funeral ritual. I'll see if I can find the post...

EDIT: Here's some more on the Sarah Jo and the Thai fisherman theory.

http://www.hawaiistories.com/archives/006035.shtml

Here's another, more in depth, version of the same story...

http://forums.writersbeat.com/showthread.php?t=1628

sdb4884 · 02-19-2010, 01:23 PM

Im not sure but the wreck of the sarah jo might be visable on the island of Bokak Atoll.

Victoria81 · 06-14-2014, 11:08 AM

Watching this now. So strange. This case scared me as a child. The phone calls...

10-18-2004, 03:44 PM	#1
hottstuff25 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 19, 2004 Posts: 42	Georgia Fishermen I never saw a post on here about the 3 fisherman/dudes on the raft that drifted off the coast of georgia and were never found, so I was wondering if you guys know of any updates from this story. It aired today on a segment in the second episode. Apparently, their families started getting mysterious phone calls from men speaking spanish, and the only things english they were saying were their names and telephone #'s. The guy that survived out of the 4 feels they were picked up by a freighter he saw, and the people making phone calls are holding them hostage. I kind of think these phone calls were pranks from people hearing the news story about the guys missing, since it didn't sound like anything serious, but if there was an update later in the series, maybe I'm wrong. Either way, it bothers me nonetheless. Anyone know anything, or have any opinions on the story?

02-05-2009, 10:04 PM	#8
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	To which case? The Georgia fisherman or the Sarah Jo? I'm not aware of either being solved. However, I do recall reading on here an explanation for the pieces of paper found at the makeshift grave site of one of the crew members of the Sarah Jo. Apparently it was part of a Thai(?) funeral ritual. I'll see if I can find the post... EDIT: Here's some more on the Sarah Jo and the Thai fisherman theory. http://www.hawaiistories.com/archives/006035.shtml Here's another, more in depth, version of the same story... http://forums.writersbeat.com/showthread.php?t=1628
	Last edited by justins5256; 02-06-2009 at 12:39 PM.

10-18-2004, 05:35 PM	#2
jeeps Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 28, 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 72	I'm sorry that I don't have an update for you...in fact, I'd be interested in finding out if anyone has heard anything. But to add to this, I remember a segment on UM similar to this. I can't remember the specifics except the boat's name was the Sarah Jo (or something close to that) and the men aboard went missing - yet on an island there was a makeshift grave and pieces of the Sarah Jo washed on the beach. The grave had stones and an odd "cross" of some type. I haven't seen this story on the Lifetime repeats. I'm assuming there are no updates on this either.

10-18-2004, 06:32 PM	#3
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,236	i remember this case, and never saw an update

10-21-2004, 10:49 PM	#4
chad30 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 15, 2004 Location: MN Posts: 20	The case in question was about a boat named the Casey Nicole. The Sarah Jo disappeared off the coast of Hawaii in 1979. That was the one where the wrecked boat was alongside the grave.

11-13-2008, 11:35 PM	#6
Arnold_OldSchool Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 681	Saw this for a 2nd time today. Pretty chilling stuff.

02-05-2009, 08:59 PM	#7
Arnold_OldSchool Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2006 Posts: 681	So no updates, eh?

02-19-2010, 01:23 PM	#9
sdb4884 UM Meme Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2008 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,234	Im not sure but the wreck of the sarah jo might be visable on the island of Bokak Atoll.

06-14-2014, 11:08 AM	#10
Victoria81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2011 Posts: 340	Watching this now. So strange. This case scared me as a child. The phone calls...