USCG is looking for Capt Ron Fowler of Mt Pleasant. Mitzi was found capsized offshore and we can not reach Capt Fowler. If any of you know how to reach him please get him to contact us or the USCG. Till then keep him in your prayers
Captain Steve Little
TowBoat US Charleston
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I hope they find him and that everything is okay.
Scary. Prayers out to him.
Vinman
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Does anyone know where he typically launches and what his tow vehicle is?
Supposedly launched from shem creek
Captain Steve Little
TowBoat US Charleston
Psalm 107:23-32
www.towboatcharleston.com
I can drive by the Shem Creek landing and check for a tow vehicle if it helps.
keep us updated on what happens
Any word?
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I used to work for this man when he built houses. He built a house right next to mine and hired me as a summer job. He is a super knowledgeable boater and fisherman. A great guy who truly loved the water. I do have a hypothesis as to what happened tho:
Let it be known Ron Fowler is a balls to the wall guy. He took his boat out around noon or 1. Am I correct that it was very windy that day? Yes it was probably a 3 to 4 chop in the harbor. The boat was a 16ft Mitzi skiff. Ron must have been hauling in the chop getting thrown around heading to god knows what destination. A wave, a big (**() wave must have came and knocked Ron’s head on the deck throwing him out of the boat, unconscious. Boat either flipped then or by the next wave after. But Ron is still in the water unconscious. Ron was not wearing a life jacket, was not going slow and was not wearing that red killswitch. If he is conscious then there is hope because he was a fit guy who could and sure as hell would swim to shore 10 miles or not this man is crazy determined. He would have probably liked the challenge.
Above is only my educated guess. I am not trying to tarnish Ron’s name as I have a tremendous amount of respect for the man he taught me a hell of a lot working for him that summer. I am guilty of my second to last sentence of the hypothesis every time I go in my skiff. Im sure alot of us are. However it is things like this that make me truly appreciative of how fragile this life is. I consider myself lucky to have met this exceptionally hard working man. He was absolutely the hardest worker I have ever met. To quote the man himself “I just love coming out here and working hard, I honestly get off to it!” Ron I hope my predictions are wrong and you are on a sandy beach somewhere. If not I really appreciate you taking me under your wing,I hope I didn’t disappoint you. You are in my thoughts and prayers everynight until I see you again someday.
USCG sent the helo up today to run search grid. Nothing at this time
Captain Steve Little
TowBoat US Charleston
Psalm 107:23-32
www.towboatcharleston.com
Tow Vehicle is a white regular cab ford f250 work truck with a big dent in the beside from him backing into it with of course a backhoe. Crazy son of a…God I pray you are alright.
Any word? I assume his boat was found on Tuesday the 24th?
Thanks, Captain Ross
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Update: The Coast Guard has halted its search for a 36-year-old Mount Pleasant man whose boat was found capsized in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week.
Ronald Fowler was last seen at noon Monday, after which he was reported missing by his girlfriend, according to authorities.
A passerby discovered his 17-foot Mitzi skiff overturned around 1:30 p.m. the next day about 16 miles east of Charleston.
The Coast Guard ended the effort to find him this morning after completing 15 search patterns over 7,324 square miles. Coast Guard helicopters, airplanes and boats complemented resources from the Charleston County Sheriffs Office and the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
Anyone with information about Fowlers disappearance should call Coast Guard Sector Charlestons command center at 740-7050.
Dang. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.
Word to the wise.If alone wear some kind of flotation.Tie the kill switch to your belt not the belt loop.Instruct who ever you take how to use the radio and call for help.Cell may not work.If the weather looks iffy stay home.
Stonoman
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Sad to hear.
Thanks, Captain Ross
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Originally posted by stonomanWord to the wise.If alone wear some kind of flotation.Tie the kill switch to your belt not the belt loop.Instruct who ever you take how to use the radio and call for help.Cell may not work.If the weather looks iffy stay home.
Stonoman
I fish by myself 90% of the time, and I never used to wear a PFD. Then one day my dad (who also fishes alone usually) told me that he started wearing his because my mom worried. He made a promise that he would wear it and he stuck to it. I guess that made me decide that I could wear mine too.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Does anybody know yet if the body found 2 miles off our charleston coast and brought into Remley’s Point today is in fact that of Ron Fowler???..very sad…It is an eye opener for sure…I would like to let all of you know that the fishing club I belong to is haveing a USCG boater/water safety event this coming May 9th at 6:00 pm at Miler Country Club in Summerville SC…It is open to the public and will be a fun and informative seminar…they are going to have coloring books, tatoo stickers and other fun stuff for the kids and Miler Country Club will be providing food and, I believe, a cash bar…Come see what our club is all about and bring your family, friends, and neighbors…Especially your kids!!..May is boater safety awareness month and we at Summerville Saltwater Anglers encourage all to practice safety on the water!!
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And capt. Steve and tow boat are having a safety course too…I think it is at haddrells…n ne is ever too “seasoned” not to need a refresher safety course…
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