ST. VINCENT- Relatives worried after a three-member crew missing at sea since last week.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Relatives of three people reported missing at sea almost a week ago say while they are “devastated,” they are still hopeful about the men being found.

Captain Grafton Farrell, 51, along with fellow Vincentian Raymond R. Snagg, 51, and Grenadian Anthony St. Hilliare, 60, was aboard the Grenada-registered MV Minerva, which had set sail from the southern Grenadine island of Canouan for the Dutch island of St. Maaren and have not been heard from.

“I am very, very frustrated. I am not in my right state of mind. My family is devastated. We are frustrated but still trying to think positively,” said Cindy Farrell, the captain’s sister.

The 46-foot-long wooden vessel was scheduled to arrive in St. Maarten between Friday night and Saturday morning.

Farrell said that her brother would usually contact them as soon as he arrived in St. Maarten, but this has yet to happen, and efforts to get him have been unsuccessful.

She said she had already reported the matter to the police in Kingstown, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines Coast Guard.

Farrell said she has also contacted the boat’s owner, who said he was worried because he had expected to hear from the crew as soon as they arrived in St. Maarten, and he had not heard from them.