Police are seeking the help of the public in their search for two missing fishermen from Portsmouth.
According to a release from police PRO John Carbon, two brothers from Portsmouth, Andy Mitchel 33 and Samuel Mitchel 28, left on a fishing expedition about 5 am on February 1, 2014 and up to Saturday afternoon, they had not been seen or heard off.
Their fishing vessel is an open keel boat named TAKE IT EASY, blue in color and powered by a 50 horse power engine, Carbon stated in the release. He said a search is presently on going by local fisherman, the Coast Guard as well as the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center of Martinique.
Anyone with information on this two missing fishermen are asked to call the police HINT line at 1-800-4468 or CRIME STOPPERS at 1-800-8477.
I fished together with pinky and Andy several times out there and its very Sad God be with u guys hoping to see u guys on shore again
to those negative one’s if u can’t say something positive then don’t say at all. To the Dominica Cricket Association(DCA), I’m very disappointed on your non release of a statement to the family.Samuel represented us very well. To the family take courage and keep the faith in God alone. It is possible for him to do the unthinkables.
Any new development in this seemingly tragic occurrence? Have Andy and Pinky been found?
May prays are with the family Dont know the young men but knows their parents yet my prays are with u I’m asking that The Lord will give u guys favor in bringing your kids safely back to u We all in Jersey heard the sad news wishing&prayiing for the best
I’m hoping to hear some news soon about these boys a father is very much worried
Andy an pinky are very nice young men an true fisher men i pray that they make it back safe to their family an loved ones praying to see you guys again safe
god is good he will help us locate you and your brother soon samuel
D N O please keep us in form of these two brothers from Portsmouth we hope and pray for save recovery I some vessel up them up out please
Pinky and Andy I really hope they can find you guys, haven’t seen you in years but I remember the times we spent together as kids playing by the bay,catching crabs and going fishing with your dad. Its been a really rough couple of days knowing that my aunt may have potentially lost her two boys. Please everyone let’s pray for them, and all you people out there stop the negative comments. If you don’t have anything good to say don’t say anything at all
Andy is/was a good guy….not many young men like you in Dominica.
Some of you need to shut ur ignorant mouths. Pinky is a real fisherman. So real in fact , he has been know to skip national team trials to go fishing. Was his passion. And as a young man, in this day and age when all they want is fast money, I was proud of him. Hoping for his n his brother. Safe return
Fishing is BIG risk, you know! Every now and then, one of our fishermen goes missing, especially in the north and north-east. The Fisheries Division needs to address this matter; it is becoming too frequent. Soon, we may not have any more young men willing to venture out to sea. Have mercy on them, Lord!
my friend pinky hope you come back safe it,s so sad i pray that the almighty will guide and protect you and your brothers
ST. Anthony you are the Saint of lost and found please let them to found and return them to thier families. You did it for me no doubt about it you will help find them amen.
Dominica let us together call on the All Mighty God and together let’s all believe God for the safe return of our two outstanding citizens, and pray for the family.
Prior to setting out on a fishing trip, they should be aware of the weather pattern as also the strength of the water.
Keep praying for them everyone. Keep up the godly spirit. I pray and hope that nothing happened to them.
Lord, if they are lost and are trying to find their way home or to safe ground, please guide them safely back.
Do people still go fishing?
My prayers are for the brothers safe return.
Our family wish for their safe return …..It should be mandatory that every boat on the water carries a flare, that way when they are in distress it can be fired into the air and alert others.
I hope that they will be found safe and sound.
I plead da blood of jesus to fall on the mitchels brothers…..i pray for their safe return to their families….send yr holy angel to brin them back home lord…n jesus name i pray..Amen
Boy that sea out there rough this time of the year them should be careful
d.n.o the boat is not blue the boat is green and white
there under the stones look for them
heartless
What if they were your family members? So ignorant
please… there are family and friends on here who read these comments…. have some consideration in their time of grief
You need to yshut the hell up or keep your comments to your self
Am sure u voted for your self
Why does every accident at sea have to be suspicious? If you do not know anything about the people involved, why not shut up? Pinky, his brother and entire family are outstanding members of the Portsmouth community. Picky (Samuel) represented Dominica as a cricketer in 2008. They come from a fishing family. Their father is a fisherman, their uncle with one arm is an outboard engine mechanic, their uncle works at the coast guard, another uncle is a fisherman and they have other cousins who are either sea captains or fishermen.
These young men went out to set a FAD (Fish Attracting Device, what you guys call “bway”) and never returned. So please, if you know nothing about these young men, say nothing and have some respect for the family.
Well said, I believe people need to know when, where how and what to say in certain situations. If you dont have any thing positive to say at this time then “SHUT UP”. There is a family grieving for their loved ones. NEVER LOSE HOPE.
don’t go..the sea is too rough.. so sad wen we disobey our father’s telling…….I hope for all the best but if the best is sad news it will be good that they get a good funeral so sad jah no
These are actually outstanding hard working fishermen who come from a sea going family. Samuel is also represented Dominica as a cricketer. http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/333036.html
Great guys, respected citizens, learned from the footsteps of their Daddy and has been doing so well. My heart goes out. Hurting although far away
only one outboard motor they went out with? The fishermen are taking too many chances. I hope they return safely.
How many engines do you expect them to have .
I think the person was just expressing their concern and obviously they do not know better. A better answer from you would have been to explain that the open single keel boat only designed to accommodate one engine… may the young men be safe at sea and found sooner rather than later… my heart goes out to the parents
fool the can have more than one and a flotation device
Any incident in Dominica water should be suspicious.
Not all Dominicans are so call fishermen.
So because your neighbour do something, we should be suspicious of you too?
We have true fisher men in Portsmouth and these two young brothers followed their dad foot step in that form of employment.
Somebody, give me a finger up nuh!
gone fishing at that time on saturday morning,thats the only fishing trip i believe is really a fishing trip.safe return.
So sad..
oh boy… hopin for the best…
Fishermen….
Left about 5 am…. I think they really went fishing.
i blive to.
lol
My empathy goes out to the family of these guys. Hope they return safely home. These young mean are good citizens of Possie.
Hope they’re found safe and unharmed. . We have to have a little faith no matter the odds..
Alas I pray that everthing is safe and you all will be home in no time. Sigh ..very sad
Sad…and to think…they are really fishermen this time. I hope for the best…but from what I am hearing…the sea was quite rough and the boat was overloaded….Hoping for the best
you hearing alotttt!
They had makeshift anchors to use for their FAD/Bway? they were going to set to catch fish… Let’s hope for the best… Pinky is a National cricketer and both he and his brother Andy are fishermen.
real sad
over loaded with what non.they went fishing.what could they have to overload the boat.i might be wrong but i am almost 100 percent sure that they really went fishing .
stop all you damn nonsense and dirty mouth be positive for once they are good boys is not because they dont begg that means that they doing wrong things
I pray that they will be found safe and well. Peace to their families.
My Prayers and support goes out to the Family. Two young, hard working men. wowww.
We pray to God; Yahweh, for his angels to be commissioned to provide this two young Mitchels with the strength,to never loose heart and to guide them safely to shore alive, we make this prayer to Jesus Christ who is Lord and king over the Land and the Sea, Amen
2 Brothers??? These guys have experience. My heart goes out to the family. Hope that some sign is found soon. Be strong!
Pray for their safe return, such great young men
Dear God bring them home safely, Lord knows they were trying.Lord we need you to be merciful. Their parents must be waiting gor a miracle
my thoughts and prays are with u all may the good lord look over you guys
May our Heavenly father be with them during their ordeal and bring them home safely.
To the family the unknown is very frightening but our father in Heaven is there with you.
we are all praying for your safe return…. such a sad time for us here in Portsmouth
Possi people always going missing. I wonder why.
Heavenly protect this men, and bring them home safe to there families.
Our prayers goes out to the family, let’s not give up hope, as we continue to pray that they will get back to us safe.
Wow, I hope that they return safely. These guys are good hard working guys.
May God guide them safely back to sure. You both are in our prayers.
This is no good news. I pray that the bodies of these men be found. It is much harder for the family to “not know” if they are dead or alive as opposed to receiving the bodies. May God almighty watch over and comfort the families and friends and the Portsmouth people during this difficult time.
Lord help!
Alas pinkyyyyyy andyy
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where all u be 
woyyyyyyyy alas
Is Samuel Mitchell a cricketer, a wicketkeeper/batsman who would go fishing alone as a teenager?
Lets pray for them.
yes he played cricket but he was also a fisherman
Now a days we don’t even seem to know what to say and what to do when I hear such news. I remember sometime ago three men from the south area were missing at sea and next thing they were found later alive, with some $10,000 euro. So lets hope this is something similar
Hope they come back home safe.
Hope they find them alive and well. Mitchel brothers…you guys are in my prayers.
I hope and pray they are found alive