Coast Guard: Search goes on for 5 lost after boats capsize
By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL, Associated Press
Apr 26, 2015 10:34 AM CDT
Dauphin Island Regatta sailors gather near their docked sailboats Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Dauphin Island, Ala. Coast Guard officials said they responded to a report of multiple capsized vessels around 4:30 p.m. Five people are missing after several sailboats participating in a regatta capsized...   (Associated Press)

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Coast Guard crews are searching for five people missing in the water after a powerful storm capsized several sailboats participating in a regatta near Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Coast Guard spokesman Seth Johnson says searchers have covered 1,150 square miles on Sunday using boats and three airplanes to find survivors.

Johnson says the Coast Guard will conduct an investigation into the weather conditions and the decision to go ahead with Saturday's race.

Family members anxious for updates have gathered near a Coast Guard station.

More than 100 sailboats and as many as 200 people were participating in the Dauphin Island regatta. The storm rolled through the area about 4 p.m. Saturday.

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