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Day 25 Update

Sarm’s family have issued a new plea, urging anyone with information about Sarm’s whereabouts to come forward: “It is now over three weeks since Sarm went missing. 25 days in which we get more and more concerned as we wait for news. We know that the Virgin Islands Police Department… Continue reading...

Press Release: British citizen Sarm Heslop still missing after 25 days

British citizen Sarm Heslop still missing after 25 days. Family issues statement wanting to “wrap their arms” around her. The family of Southampton woman 41 year old Sarm Heslop who went missing from a catamaran from St. John in the US Virgin Islands in the early hours of Monday March… Continue reading...

New York Post: Police unsure if Sarm Heslop was on boyfriend’s yacht before vanishing

Police searching for a British woman who was reportedly last seen aboard her boyfriend’s catamaran in the US Virgin Islands are now unsure whether she had even been on the luxury vessel before vanishing, according to a report. Read the full story by Yaron Steinbach at https://nypost.com/2021/04/01/police-uncertain-sarm-heslop-was-on-her-boyfriends-yacht/

FOX News: ‘Not normal’ for police not to search boyfriend’s yacht, expert says

More than three weeks into the search for missing British woman Sarm Heslop in the U.S. Virgin Islands, police have announced little progress in the case — and they haven’t gone inside the yacht where she was last seen. Read the full story by Michael Ruiz at https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-virgin-islands-missing-sarm-heslop-not-normal-police-search-boyfriends-yacht

Virgin Islands Daily News: Siren Song captain cited for safety violations, no sign of missing woman

The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that officials issued several citations to yacht captain Ryan Bane — including “obstruction of a boarding” — but there is still no sign of British woman Sarm Heslop, who was reported missing from Bane’s vessel on March 8. V.I. Police spokesman Toby Derima said… Continue reading...

BBC News: Police uncertain woman was onboard Caribbean yacht

Police have said they are unsure if a British woman reported missing from a yacht in the Caribbean was onboard. Virgin Islands Police Department said: “Investigators cannot confirm with certainty, if and when Ms Heslop boarded the Siren Song on March 7.” Read the full article at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-56587364

The Times: Yachtsman partner of missing Briton Sarm Heslop ‘was too calm’

A yachtsman who says his British girlfriend disappeared from his boat in the US Virgin Islands failed to raise the alarm with a neighbouring vessel anchored 100ft away, a fellow skipper said yesterday. “No one came and asked us, ‘Have you seen my girlfriend?’ Nothing.” Read the full story by… Continue reading...

New York Post: Sarm Heslop’s beau charged for blocking officers from boarding yacht

The boyfriend of the British woman who was last seen aboard his luxury catamaran in the US Virgin Islands was reportedly charged with obstructing officers who boarded his vessel to investigate her disappearance. The US Coast Guard issued Ryan Bane, 44, a citation – a record of an alleged violation… Continue reading...

The Times: Hours lost in hunt for missing Briton

Ryan Bane was “instructed” by the police at about 2.30am on March 8 that he should alert the US Coast Guard after he told them that his girlfriend, Sarm Heslop, had vanished from his yacht, Trevor Velinor told The Times. In the nine hours before Bane did so the police… Continue reading...

Day 21 Update

It’s been 3 weeks since Sarm Heslop went missing from the island of St John, US Virgin Islands. We are awaiting an update from the UK police who are assisting the investigation and we are hugely grateful for their involvement. Locals in the USVI are back out putting up fresh… Continue reading...