Jeffrey Anderson Missing Person Case

Dec 15, 2022

Apr 12, 2023

Jeffrey

Anderson

54

51

71 inches

175 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

On a Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2022, a 51-year-old man from Denton, Texas, named Jeffrey Anderson, embarked on a solo boating trip in Galveston. He rented a 22-foot center console boat from the Galveston Yacht Basin around 2:30 p.m. with the intention of visiting the S.S. Selma, a notable shipwreck in the Galveston Ship Channel. Anderson, an experienced boater, informed the rental company he would be back before sunset. He was last seen wearing a white hoodie-style jacket and blue jeans. As evening fell and he did not return as planned, the marina staff grew concerned and reported him missing at approximately 7 p.m. that same evening. The United States Coast Guard promptly initiated a search and rescue operation upon being notified of Jeffrey Anderson's failure to return. The search was extensive, involving both helicopter and boat crews who scoured a vast area of the Gulf of Mexico. Over the course of more than 38 hours, the search teams covered approximately 1,577 square miles in their efforts to locate Anderson or the rented vessel. Despite these exhaustive efforts, there were no immediate signs of the missing boater or his boat. After two days of intensive searching without any positive results, the Coast Guard made the difficult decision to suspend their active search, though they remained open to any new information that might surface. A significant development in the case came over a week after Anderson's disappearance when the 22-foot center console boat he had rented was discovered. The vessel was found washed ashore and abandoned near Corpus Christi, Texas, a location considerably distant from his intended destination in the Galveston Ship Channel. This discovery added a perplexing layer to the investigation, raising questions about the sequence of events that led the boat to that location. The owner of the boat rental company stated that there was no suspicion of foul play or theft concerning the vessel itself. The case remains an unsolved mystery, leaving family and authorities without definitive answers. The circumstances surrounding what happened to Jeffrey Anderson after he set out on his boat trip are still unknown, and he is presumed to be lost at sea.

Nov 27, 2022

Galveston

Texas

Galveston County

77550

No

122098

Galveston Police Department

Galveston

Texas

Galveston County

77563

601 54th Street, Texas

4097653702

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.galvestontx.gov/165/Police-Department

22-008184

2022-11-28

Galveston Police Department

3857

Brown

Black

Black

No

09/25/2026