Captain Charlie Griffin of the Wicked Tuna TV series fame died during a delivery of a ten meter sportfish boat titled m/y J&E's Goodrun, which went missing on the evening of Sunday third March. Another 35 year old person who was crew onboard is also missing, while Griff's dog was also found dead. The Express Sportfish departed Virginia Beach direction to Pirate's Cove Marina in Manteo for repairs. At 23:35 hours the Coast Guard received the call for two missing boaters, with the boat found two nautical miles South of Oregon Inlet on the morning of March fourth, beached and with it's tower detached and lying in-front of the boat. The causes of the accident are not reported, with the sea being moderate rough with up to two meter wave height, and winds blowing Force Four Beaufort on that Sunday. The missing 35 year old Chad Dunn was not found, after the Coast Guard dropped out its search operation after 41 hours, and four hundred miles of area investigated.
Charlie Griffin appeared from Season Two to Five of Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks, becoming a fan favorite as he captained the Reels of Fortune, and winning Season Four of the famous TV show.
M/y J&E's Goodrun the sportfish express in this accident is a 2000 Scopinich 35 Express to a designed of Joe Scopinich and produced since 1997. The 35 Express is Scopinich only made boat with Paul Scopinich debuting in 1983 as a fighting chair producer and then as custom boat accessory manufacturer, what is still his main business today.
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