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The Independent: Everything we know about the disappearance of Sarm Heslop

Mr Bane has contacted a lawyer and denied police requests to search his boat and “exercised his constitutional rights to remain silent.” Ms Heslop’s friends said they are unable to understand Mr Bane’s lawyer’s denial to search the boat. Read the full article by Maroosha Muzaffar at https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sarm-heslop-missing-us-virgin-islands-b1820393.html

Southern Daily Echo: Hunt for missing Southampton woman in US Virgin Islands goes on

A CLOSE friend of a Southampton woman missing in the US Virgin Islands says her disappearance was not reported to coastguards for nine hours. Former air hostess Sarm Heslop, 41, has not been seen since March 8, when she vanished from a £500,000 catamaran owned by her American boyfriend, Ryan… Continue reading...

The Times: Boyfriend of Briton missing at sea refuses boat search

Pressure is growing on the boyfriend of a British woman missing in the Caribbean to allow a forensic search of his yacht after his ex-wife said she left him because she feared for her safety. Read the full article by Jacqui Goddard at https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sarm-heslop-boyfriend-of-briton-missing-at-sea-refuses-boat-search-wqtjgwlk9

Day 13 Update

Sarm Heslop has been missing for 13 days from St John, USVI. USVI police spokesman Toby Derima: We would need to get a warrant to search the boat. We would need to show the court that we had probable cause to search the boat, as this is not yet a… Continue reading...

FOX News: Friends of missing UK woman push for new search of American boyfriend’s boat

The family and friends of Sarm Heslop, a 41-year-old British woman who disappeared from a boat anchored in the U.S. Virgin Islands nearly two weeks ago, are pushing for authorities to conduct a new search the 47-foot catamaran. The request comes after it was revealed that her American boyfriend, Ryan… Continue reading...

Evening Standard: Police ‘denied right to search’ yacht where British woman vanished

The American boyfriend of a British woman who vanished from a yacht two weeks ago has prevented officers from searching the vessel, police say. Read the full article by Barney Davis at https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/sarm-heslop-yacht-st-john-missing-b925340.html

The Mirror: Boyfriend of Brit missing in Caribbean refuses to let police search yacht

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-air hostess Sarm Heslop vanished in the US Virgin Islands two weeks ago – her wealthy boyfriend Ryan Bane, 44, is refusing to let police search his yacht Read the full article by Phil Cardy at https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sarm-heslop-boyfriend-brit-missing-23765386

Mail on Sunday: Police banned from boat where missing woman last seen

Coverage from Abdul Tahrer of the Mail on Sunday.

Day 12 Update

It’s been 12 days since Sarm went missing from the boat she was living on in the US Virgin Islands. In their latest statement, the VIPD have confirmed the timeline of events as:10pm they left the restaurant due to covid curfew 2.30am police received a call to say she… Continue reading...

BBC News: ‘Nine-hour delay’ in report of Caribbean disappearance

Friends of a British woman missing in the Caribbean have questioned an apparent nine-hour delay in reporting her disappearance to the coastguard. Police said US citizen Mr Bane reported her missing at 02:30 local time. Friends said they could not fathom why the coastguard was only informed at about noon… Continue reading...