Alleyne was the former captain of the Brigg Unicorn, which sunk in May 2014.
The Marine Unit of the Royal St. Lucia Police Force has confirmed that they have received reports that former captain of the Brigg Unicorn Sam Alleyne and his wife Sharon are missing at sea.
A senior official at the Unit said an investigation is underway but could not provide further information at this time.
According to reports, the couple sailed from St. Lucia on Saturday on the 47 ft. sailing sloop ‘Serenity’ bound for Barbados, a journey which should take 14 hours at most.
“As of now 1600 hrs. GMT on Tuesday they have not arrived and all contact has been lost,” a source told St. Lucia News Online.
The Brig Unicorn sunk off the coast of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in May 2014. No one was injured and the persons on board were reportedly rescued by the St. Vincent Coast Guard shortly after the incident.
The Brig Unicorn was used in the filming of all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies as well as in the series Roots.
For some time, the 148-feet long vessel had been docked on the Rodney Bay Marina and was used there as a mini bar and restaurant. The Unicorn was built in Finland in 1948. The softwood schooner “had made St. Lucia proud” according to the words of Captain Alleyne sometime after it was featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film starring Johnny Depp.