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I’ve been following Richard Andrew Rader II’s case for a while, and I can't stop thinking about his boat, the "Robert Croll." So, the vessel was found adrift with no one aboard, out of fuel and dead batteries. It makes me wonder about that silent drift. How long had it been moving aimlessly before the Coast Guard discovered it? And who might have crossed paths with it before it was officially reported? While it’s clear now that Rader met a tragic fate, the thought of his boat swaying silently with no one at the helm really sticks with me. It’s haunting to think about what the open sea might hold or what stories it could whisper if only it could speak. Anyone else have thoughts or read similar accounts where boats were key to unraveling lost-at-sea mysteries?
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Does anyone else find the discovery of the "Robert Croll" adrift still shrouded in mystery? I can't shake off the image of an empty boat floating aimlessly, with all its machinery dead. It’s like something out of a maritime ghost story. I recall reading that the boat was found 25 miles west of Morro Bay, yet no sign of Richard himself. What happened in those waters between San Francisco and Morro Bay to lead to such an eerie scene? I've seen theories about rogue waves or maybe even foul play, but everything seems speculative. It gives me chills thinking about the vastness of the ocean and how someone can vanish so completely. It just makes the identification of his remains all the more haunting. Who would’ve thought a chance catch in Monterey Bay years later would close this chapter, at least partially? Thoughts?
