US Virgin Islands SARM HESLOP: Missing from boat moored off St. John, US Virgin Islands - 7 March 2021 - Age 41

Hunt for missing Brit after boyfriend told cops 'she may have fallen' from yacht

A search has been launched for Sarm Heslop who was last seen on the 47ft Siren Song in the US Virgin Islands on March 7 - her boyfriend believes she may have fallen overboard

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Hunt for missing Brit woman after boyfriend told cops 'she might have fallen' from yacht​

An urgent search is underway for a British woman who has gone missing from her yacht in the Caribbean.

Sarm Heslop, 41, was last seen onboard the 47ft Siren Song in the US Virgin Islands last Sunday (March 7) - and her boyfriend told cops she might have fallen overboard in the night.

Her passport and all of her belongings were left on the boat where the pair were living, which was estimated to be worth around £500,000.

The vessel, which her partner owns, is rented out to charter guests who she takes on a tour of the islands for around £5,000-a-week.

A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said that Sector San Juan received a call from him on Sunday, around 11.46 am.

The pair had gone to sleep at around 10 pm, and “at 2 am he woke up and realised that she was not on board.”

Nancy Grace questions boyfriend’s ’10-hour delay’ in reporting girlfriend missing from his catamaran

CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says she is “curious” about several aspects of the case of former airline attendant Sarm Heslop, who has been missing since she disappeared from her boyfriend’s catamaran while it was moored in the US Virgin Islands overnight on March 7. “I’m questioning the timing...

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Nancy Grace questions boyfriend’s ’10-hour delay’ in reporting girlfriend missing from his catamaran​

CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says she is “curious” about several aspects of the case of former airline attendant Sarm Heslop, who has been missing since she disappeared from her boyfriend’s catamaran while it was moored in the US Virgin Islands overnight on March 7.

“I’m questioning the timing here,” Grace told Fox News, noting that the 41-year-old Heslop’s boyfriend, identified as American Ryan Bane, 47, told authorities the couple went to St John for dinner that evening then returned to the 47-foot catamaran, Siren Song, at about 10 p.m.

“He says they watch a movie and fall asleep,” Grace said. “At around 2 a.m., he says, he hears an alarm, the anchor alarm alerting him the ship is getting away from its mooring.”

At that point, Bane told police, he discovered Heslop, a Brit, was missing. Her belongings — including her cell phone — were still on board, and the boat’s dinghy was still there, as CrimeOnline previously reported. But the Virgin Islands Daily News reported that Bane didn’t call the US Coast Guard until almost noon on Monday.


MEDIA - SARM HESLOP: Missing from boat moored off US Virgin Islands since 7 March 2021 - Age 41

 

[GrandmaBear]

Whatever the requirements, I have deep concerns that by not allowing a search, Sarm's rights are being violated! Sorry not sorry, I'm grumpy about victim's rights today.

I want a search too. I am just wondering why they haven't been able to do one, assuming we would hear if they do execute one I mean.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Sarm Heslop missing: Yacht Briton’s friends urge FBI to help after boyfriend blocks search

Police in the US Virgin Islands have been urged to call in the FBI to investigate the disappearance of a British tourist from her boyfriend’s yacht.

www.thetimes.co.uk

Sarm Heslop missing: Yacht Briton’s friends urge FBI to help after boyfriend blocks search​

Police in the US Virgin Islands have been urged to call in the FBI to investigate the disappearance of a British tourist from her boyfriend’s yacht.

Frustration is mounting over a lack of answers from the Virgin Islands Police Department, who said yesterday that they had contacted US federal agents for “assistance” but were not believed to have asked them to lead an inquiry.

“They are involved. Let’s say we ask them for advice. They are providing assistance,” Toby Derima, a spokesman for the police, said.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Sarm Heslop missing: Yacht Briton’s friends urge FBI to help after boyfriend blocks search

Police in the US Virgin Islands have been urged to call in the FBI to investigate the disappearance of a British tourist from her boyfriend’s yacht.

www.thetimes.co.uk

Sarm Heslop missing: Yacht Briton’s friends urge FBI to help after boyfriend blocks search​

Police in the US Virgin Islands have been urged to call in the FBI to investigate the disappearance of a British tourist from her boyfriend’s yacht.

Frustration is mounting over a lack of answers from the Virgin Islands Police Department, who said yesterday that they had contacted US federal agents for “assistance” but were not believed to have asked them to lead an inquiry.

“They are involved. Let’s say we ask them for advice. They are providing assistance,” Toby Derima, a spokesman for the police, said.

So often even stateside we see LE ask for their assistance but rarely do they let them take the lead. Ego or what, I don't know...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing Sarm Heslop's boyfriend spotted on boat that British girlfriend disappeared from: eyewitness

Ryan Bane has laid low since his girlfriend vanished in the U.S. Virgin Islands more than two weeks ago, but now Jeff Jones, who lives in the U.S. Virgin Islands and has assisted in the search for Heslop, said he spotted Bane on the catamaran Wednesday morning.

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Missing Sarm Heslop's boyfriend spotted on boat that British girlfriend disappeared from: eyewitness​

The FBI is now assisting local authorities in the search for Sarm Heslop, the msising girlfriend of Ryan Bane in the U.S. Virgin Islands​

It has now been more than two weeks since Sarm Heslop vanished in the U.S. Virgin Islands from the boat owned by her boyfriend, Ryan Bane.

Bane has laid low since then, refusing to answer questions by police and resisting efforts to search his boat. But now Jeff Jones, who lives in the U.S. Virgin Islands and has assisted in the search for Heslop, said he spotted Bane on the catamaran Wednesday morning.


The search continues though, and the FBI is now assisting local authorities in their efforts.

"We can confirm that we are supporting local law enforcement in their investigative efforts," an FBI spokeswoman told Fox News on Wednesday. "All we are doing is providing support in any way that they need. For the most part it’s really just support of their investigation."

Jones said search efforts recently have focused on the surrounding lands, using drones to map out areas that can't be reached by foot.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

#justiceforsarm | Official Site For Sarm Heslop: Missing Person From USVI | #findsarm

Sarm Heslop (41) went missing from a catamaran moored off St. John, USVI in the early hours of Monday March 8, 2021. Join us and help us find her.

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Southampton resident 41 year old Sarm Joan Lillian Heslop went missing from a catamaran from St. John in the US Virgin Islands in the early hours of Monday March 8, 2021.

Sarm is a Caucasian female, approximately 5ft 8ins, of athletic build, with long dark brown hair. She has a large, colourful tattoo on her shoulder depicting a seahorse, butterfly and flower.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I was just reading some info provided by a Youtuber who is going to do a video on this case. Apparently Sarm met him on Tinder just eight months earlier. I don't think I knew that. So just a tidbit f/y/i if it was not in any of the articles and I don't think it was.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Investigators analyzing surveillance footage to see if missing Sarm Heslop ever returned to luxury yacht on night she vanished

Investigators searching for a missing British woman in the US Virgin Islands are questioning her boyfriend’s account of the night she disappeared. According to Ryan Bane, he and Sarm Heslop, 41, took his catamaran’s dinghy to shore for dinner the night of March 7, then returned to the Siren...

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Investigators analyzing surveillance footage to see if missing Sarm Heslop ever returned to luxury yacht on night she vanished​

Investigators searching for a missing British woman in the US Virgin Islands are questioning her boyfriend’s account of the night she disappeared.

According to Ryan Bane, he and Sarm Heslop, 41, took his catamaran’s dinghy to shore for dinner the night of March 7, then returned to the Siren Song, watched a movie, and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, he told police, the boat’s anchor alarm woke him, and he discovered that Heslop was not on board.

All her belongings — and the dinghy — were still in place, he said.

But now US Virgin Islands Police Department spokesman Toby Derima says that “nothing so far actually confirms the couple went back to the yacht together that night,” according to The Telegraph.

Derima said detectives are searching through surveillance video from around the area where Heslop and Bane had dinner that night — and where Heslop was last seen by independent witnesses.

“We are viewing every surveillance video there is to ascertain whether Sarm made it back to the boat with Ryan Bane,” Derima said. “Detectives are trying to establish this. They have to go by Ryan Bane’s story, but they are still trying to verify it. Obviously we know the dinghy did go back to the yacht, but it has not so far been verified that Sarm was on it.”

Private detective joins search for Briton Sarm Heslop

A private investigator has been called in to hunt for clues to the whereabouts of a British tourist missing in the US Virgin Islands.Friends or family of Sarm Heslop’s American boyfriend, Ryan Bane, have hired the detective as frustration mounts over the handling of the case by US Virgin Islands pol

www.thetimes.co.uk

Private detective joins search for Briton Sarm Heslop​

A private investigator has been called in to hunt for clues to the whereabouts of a British tourist missing in the US Virgin Islands.

Friends or family of Sarm Heslop’s American boyfriend, Ryan Bane, have hired the detective as frustration mounts over the handling of the case by US Virgin Islands police, who have asked the FBI to “support” but not lead the inquiry.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Investigators analyzing surveillance footage to see if missing Sarm Heslop ever returned to luxury yacht on night she vanished

Investigators searching for a missing British woman in the US Virgin Islands are questioning her boyfriend’s account of the night she disappeared. According to Ryan Bane, he and Sarm Heslop, 41, took his catamaran’s dinghy to shore for dinner the night of March 7, then returned to the Siren...

www.crimeonline.com

Investigators analyzing surveillance footage to see if missing Sarm Heslop ever returned to luxury yacht on night she vanished​

Investigators searching for a missing British woman in the US Virgin Islands are questioning her boyfriend’s account of the night she disappeared.

According to Ryan Bane, he and Sarm Heslop, 41, took his catamaran’s dinghy to shore for dinner the night of March 7, then returned to the Siren Song, watched a movie, and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, he told police, the boat’s anchor alarm woke him, and he discovered that Heslop was not on board.

All her belongings — and the dinghy — were still in place, he said.

But now US Virgin Islands Police Department spokesman Toby Derima says that “nothing so far actually confirms the couple went back to the yacht together that night,” according to The Telegraph.

Derima said detectives are searching through surveillance video from around the area where Heslop and Bane had dinner that night — and where Heslop was last seen by independent witnesses.

“We are viewing every surveillance video there is to ascertain whether Sarm made it back to the boat with Ryan Bane,” Derima said. “Detectives are trying to establish this. They have to go by Ryan Bane’s story, but they are still trying to verify it. Obviously we know the dinghy did go back to the yacht, but it has not so far been verified that Sarm was on it.”

Private detective joins search for Briton Sarm Heslop

A private investigator has been called in to hunt for clues to the whereabouts of a British tourist missing in the US Virgin Islands.Friends or family of Sarm Heslop’s American boyfriend, Ryan Bane, have hired the detective as frustration mounts over the handling of the case by US Virgin Islands pol

www.thetimes.co.uk

Private detective joins search for Briton Sarm Heslop​

A private investigator has been called in to hunt for clues to the whereabouts of a British tourist missing in the US Virgin Islands.

Friends or family of Sarm Heslop’s American boyfriend, Ryan Bane, have hired the detective as frustration mounts over the handling of the case by US Virgin Islands police, who have asked the FBI to “support” but not lead the inquiry.

That's kind of where I was leaning was who would ever know if he brought her back... It sounds like so far they can't confirm that he did.

 

[GarAndMo39]

The FBI is now assisting local authorities in the search for Sarm Heslop, the msising girlfriend of Ryan Bane in the U.S. Virgin Islands

At least the FBI is now involved. So much time has passed, though...

 

[kdg411]

Sarm's Instagram

 

[kdg411]

“The CCTV was blown out a few days before by an electrical outage,” Ryan Sharkey, owner of the 420 to Center bar in Cruz Bay where Heslop, 41, dined with her boyfriend Ryan Bane the night of her disappearance, told the UK’s Mirror.

“I’ve only just got it replaced. We just don’t have footage of them. Police were disappointed when I told them,” he told the outlet.

“She and Ryan were at the edge of the bar — no arguing, no trouble, not that we know about,” Sharkey said. “They were talking, that was it. It was about 6 p.m. or 7 p.m. when they came in.”

Sarm Heslop’s final movements not caught due to power outage: report

The final movements of Sarm Heslop, the British woman who vanished from her boyfriend’s catamaran in the US Virgin Islands over a month ago, were not captured on surveillance video due to a power o…

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[GrandmaBear]

So such a thing can be issued a citation but they still can't board to investigate/look? Odd.

"The US Coast Guard issued Bane a citation — a record of an alleged violation – for refusing to allow law enforcement aboard his vessel to investigate the disappearance."

So the cameras were not working... Were they not working at other nearby places I wonder?

 

[Guess Who]

So such a thing can be issued a citation but they still can't board to investigate/look? Odd.

"The US Coast Guard issued Bane a citation — a record of an alleged violation – for refusing to allow law enforcement aboard his vessel to investigate the disappearance."

So the cameras were not working... Were they not working at other nearby places I wonder?

that's what i was wondering, too. Maybe it had a private slip they drove up to?

 

[GrandmaBear]

that's what i was wondering, too. Maybe it had a private slip they drove up to?

I wonder too. It did say the internet cafe was nearby but who knows what nearby means or if they had surveillance...

I really don't like things like this--oh the last place she was seen was the restaurant and lo and behold the cameras don't work. I am not suggesting anything but just the odds of it bother me. I wonder how many other customers were there that night and who they may have talked to, etc.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Sarm Heslop: Search continues six weeks after woman vanished

Sarm Heslop had been staying on a boat with her boyfriend when she disappeared six weeks ago.

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Sarm Heslop: Search continues six weeks after woman vanished​

Police have searched the island and its coastline using divers, drones and dogs but have yet to confirm if she was onboard the catamaran on 7 March.

Mr Bane, the last person to have seen her, "has declined detectives' request for an interview" according to police.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Friends of missing Sarm Heslop release video message and offer reward | ITV News

The 41 year old from Southampton went missing in the US Virgin Islands eight weeks ago | ITV News Meridian

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Friends of missing Sarm Heslop release video message and offer reward​

Friends of a Southampton woman who disappeared in the US Virgin Islands almost eight weeks ago, have released video messages for her in the hope of drawing attention to her case.

Today, her friends in England have issued a video montage of messages in the hope of attracting new attention to her disappearance and any information which may lead to new details emerging in the case.

Through a Go Fund Me page, the group of friends has also put up a reward of up to $10,000 and is working in association with Crimestoppers.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing UK woman Sarm Heslop has now been gone 3 months; lack of updates 'excruciating,' friends say

Sarm Heslop, the U.K. woman last seen at a U.S. Virgin Islands bar with her American boyfriend Ryan Bane, has been missing for three full months as of Tuesday.

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Missing UK woman Sarm Heslop has now been gone 3 months; lack of updates 'excruciating,' friends say​

Sarm Heslop, the U.K. woman last seen at a U.S. Virgin Islands bar with her American boyfriend Ryan Bane, has been missing for three full months as of Tuesday.

Friends have said they do not believe she would have run away and gone into hiding on her own and are hoping that someone on St. John witnessed something that investigators can use to crack the case.

"Sarm has now been missing for three months, and the lack of news or information is excruciating for her family and friends back home," her friends said in a statement Tuesday. "We continue to do everything in our power to keep Sarm at the forefront of people's minds but ultimately we just want to know what has happened to her."

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Detectives admit they've 'lost' missing Brit Sarm Heslop's boyfriend

Detectives have admitted to 'losing' Ryan Bane - the boyfriend of missing British woman Sarm Heslop, who is police say is the only person of interest in her March 8 disappearance in the US Virgin Islands.

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Detectives admit they've 'lost' missing British woman Sarm Heslop's boyfriend as they issue an appeal for the 44-year-old 'to tell us what happened the night she disappeared from his boat'​

Detectives have admitted to 'losing' the boyfriend of a missing British woman who is the only person of interest in her disappearance.

Police have issued a fresh appeal for Ryan Bane, an American skipper, to explain what happened on the night Sarm Heslop disappeared, The Mirror reported on Saturday.

'We have been keeping track of Ryan Bane but right now we don't know where he is,' USVI police department spokesman Toby Derima told The Mirror.

'I appeal to him now to contact us. I want to appeal to his conscience, to let us know what happened the night Sarm disappeared.'

Derima added that police believed Bane could be on another Caribbean island.

'He is a person of interest to us and he is the only person of interest. We are not looking for anyone else.'

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Ryan Bane’s attorney responds to USVI police claim they ‘lost track’ of missing Sarm Heslop’s boyfriend

The attorney for Ryan Bane, the American boyfriend of the missing British woman Sarm Heslop, who vanished from the U.S. Virgin Islands in March, is pushing back against police who said they’ve “lost track” of the whereabouts of his client, who has not been accused of wrongdoing.

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Ryan Bane’s attorney responds to USVI police claim they ‘lost track’ of missing Sarm Heslop’s boyfriend​

The attorney for Ryan Bane, the American boyfriend of the missing British woman Sarm Heslop, who vanished from the U.S. Virgin Islands in March, is pushing back against police who said they’ve "lost track" of the whereabouts of his client, who has not been accused of wrongdoing.

"I can state that I personally advised law enforcement of Mr. Bane’s movements while in the Territory and about his departure from the U.S. Virgin Islands," the attorney, David Cattie told Fox News Thursday. "I further advised law enforcement that if Mr. Bane’s presence is legally required in the Territory, he will return upon such a demand."

 

[kdg411]

"When I received the phone call from Bane that Sarm was missing, I had a complete meltdown, crying, screaming and then a numbness," Street said. "I still cannot understand the time lost in contacting the Virgin Islands Coastguard. If I had woken to find my partner missing, off a boat, I would have shouted and screamed to attract attention, even let off a flare. ... Why didn’t he? I will never forgive Bane for failing to protect my daughter."

US Virgin Islands missing Sarm Heslop: Parents ‘want, need and demand’ answers 5 months after disappearance | Fox News

The UK woman was reported missing in March from the Siren Song, a yacht owned by boyfriend Ryan Bane

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