U.S. Coast Guard asks for public’s help locating missing 22-year old Massachusetts man – New Bedford Guide

“The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help in locating 22-year-old Matthew Dennis, who left #Salem, #MA, Sept. 22, toward FL, in a white 28ft fiberglass #sailboat.

He was last heard from Sept. 29, off the coast of Long Island, NY. 1/2.” -USCGNortheast.

In a video posted the day he set sail, the Colorado native said he recently “just dropped everything,” and sold all of his belongings to purchase a sailboat.

“This is my first time handling something this big,” Dennis said. “I’m definitely in way over my head.”

U.S. Coast Guard photo.