PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a fisherman reported missing on Monday morning about 82 miles west of Anclote.
Officials said a crew member aboard the fishing vessel Bearcat contacted watchstanders at 10:30 a.m. on Jan 12 to report that 48-year-old Robert Luka was missing.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Luka boarded a commercial fishing vessel at the Port of Hudson at around 2 p.m. on Jan. 7.
Deputies said the vessel stopped in the area of 124th St. Ct. W., Cortez in Manatee County, before traveling further offshore.
Luka was last seen on Jan. 9, around 10 p.m., approximately 82 miles off the coast of Pasco County, according to the report.
Deputies said Luka was last seen wearing an unknown-colored t-shirt and shorts.
Anyone with information on Luka’s whereabouts is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or report tips online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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