Searchers found no evidence of wreckage or any of its reported 21 passengers, according to New Jersey officials and radio communications among Coast Guard and New York Police Department helicopters.
They do include the regular wish for an unlimited stash of extra-filled mince pies although the individual requests range from an extra two and a half inches of height, a head guard with a built in radio playing Beyonce Knowles on repeat and a seasonal supply of "notgetintheicebathwheneveryoulike" cards.
When the Coast Guard C-130 aircraft arrived on scene they dropped a load of rations and a VHF marine radio, which the boaters used to confirm they were all safe.