Overview
- Randall “Randy” Spivey, 57, and his nephew Brandon Billmaier, 33, disappeared during a Dec. 19 fishing trip from Iona, and both are described in reports as attorneys.
- The green 42-foot Freeman catamaran Unstoppable was found adrift about 70 miles west of Fort Myers with the engine engaged and the EPIRB still transmitting.
- A multi-agency search covered roughly 6,700 square miles with Coast Guard cutters, aircraft, and partner crews before operations were suspended at sunset on Dec. 22.
- The vessel was returned to Station Fort Myers Beach for examination as the FBI assumed the lead in the missing-person investigation.
- Families coordinated volunteer efforts and public appeals for information, and authorities urged tips to official channels and cautioned against uncoordinated searches.