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Bobby Linwood Barbers
Missing Person · Unsolved
16 years waiting · since 2010
Missing Person: Bobby Linwood Barbers
Justice for Bobby Linwood Barbers — the trail went cold in 2010, but the truth hasn't.
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Lead #1Why was the crewmember not wearing a life jacket during watch duty on a fishing vessel?
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Lead #2What was the exact time the crewmember was last confirmed on watch before being reported missing?
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Lead #3What were the water conditions, temperature, and currents at Oregon Inlet on July 2, 2010?
Bobby Linwood Barbers, a 54-year-old crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Gallant Fox, fell overboard on July 2, 2010, near Oregon Inlet, North Carolina at approximately 5 a.m. while on watch duty. He was not wearing a life jacket and was dressed only in a black t-shirt and denim shorts when he went into the water. Despite an extensive Coast Guard search involving multiple rescue vessels, aircraft, and helicopters, Barbers was never located.
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Lead #4What details can other crew members provide about the circumstances of the fall?
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NamUs case MP7646. Missing person: Bobby Linwood Barbers.
Last known contact: 2010-07-02 in Oregon Inlet, Hyde, NC. Circumstances: The Coast Guard received a call at 5 a.m.
from a crewmember aboard the fishing boat Gallant Fox reporting a crewman had fallen overboard. The Coast Guard says the missing crewman was on watch when another member of the crew went to relieve him and couldn't locate the man.
The crewmember was wearing a black t-shirt, denim shorts and no life-jacket. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito, homeported in Norfolk, Va., a C-130 aircrew and a HH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., are searching for the man.
Demographics: 54 years, Male, Black / African American. Physical description: 5 ft 9 in, 205 lbs, hair: Black, eyes: Brown.
Clothing and accessories: Clothing: black short sleeved T-shirt, demin shorts. Investigating agency: US Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads | 2010-07-01.
Timeline of Events
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2010-07-02
05:00Crewmember falls overboard
Bobby Linwood Barbers fell overboard from the fishing vessel Gallant Fox while on watch duty. He was not wearing a life jacket and was dressed in a black t-shirt and denim shorts.
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2010-07-02
05:00Coast Guard rescue operation initiated
Coast Guard received report at 5 a.m. from crew aboard Gallant Fox. Multiple rescue assets deployed including boats from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet, Coast Guard Cutter Cochito from Norfolk, C-130 aircraft, and HH-60T Jayhawk helicopter from Elizabeth City.
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Incident:July 2, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Last Updated:June 24, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 2, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Last Updated:June 24, 2026
Have Information?
Any information, no matter how small, could be crucial to solving this case.
Phone: 2522474544
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