"A search for the CEO of the surfwear company Quiksilver, whose boat washed ashore Tuesday in southwest France after he radioed that he’d run into thick fog during a morning fishing trip, was called off late Wednesday.
The vessel Mascaret III, belonging to Pierre Agnes, 54, was found on the Atlantic beach near Hossegor, a famed surfing spot near his hometown of Capbreton, where Agnes lives with his family, reports NBC News.
Agnes is the chief executive of Boardriders, the Huntington Beach, California-based parent of surfwear brand Quiksilver, the company that Agnes joined more than 30 years ago, according to Fortune.
The French coast guard, which had taken to the air and sea to find Agnes after his boat turned up, announced it had suspended its search on Wednesday, The Guardian reports.
“Early this morning our CEO, Pierre Agnes, did what he did many mornings and went fishing on his beloved boat to start his day,” Boardriders said in a statement Tuesday confirming the discovery and search. “Later in the morning his boat was recovered on the beach near his hometown and Pierre has not been heard from since.”
“The Boardriders family and entire surfing world are devastated by this news,” the statement said.
“Please keep Pierre and his family in your prayers,” it concluded.
While aboard his 36-foot sailboat, Agnes radioed that he was postponing his return to port as thick fog moved in, according to port authorities, Reuters reported."
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