and the bahamas, where the gulf stream currents swirl north, jimmy trindade and his 38 foot power boat i didn't believe it. didn't think much of it at all. >> some of jimmy's friends who had made the trip with him many times weren't too concerned. >> jim knew how to ran boats. he was not prone to mishaps. had something happened to the boat, they would find jim. >> you figured he would have a story to share. >> yeah. >> it was chris gamblin who radioed the coast guard to say jimmy was missing. the coast guard put out an alert, and geared up for a search and rescue operation. paul alber met them when they pulled into a marina. by then they were three hours overdue. >> what did they say happened? >> the smallest boat had a mechanical issue, they had to slow down and take care of it. >> brian was in the smallest boat, jimmy was in the biggest and fastest a few miles ahead. >> they radioed saying we have a problem, we need to stop, and he indicated to them he would wait for them, but when they tried to reestablish contact after they cleared up their breakdown, they were unable to contact hi