CAMDEN — A Massachusetts man who was plucked out of Camden Harbor early Friday morning, suffering from hypothermia, is missing the dinghy he thought he was in when he went overboard.

Geoff Sampson reported his dinghy missing to Camden Harbormaster Steve Pixley late Friday morning. According to Pixley, Sampson said for all he knew, the dinghy “skipped across the bay” after he became separated from it around 1 a.m. Friday.

“I asked him, do you mean you think the engine was running when you fell out, and he said he does not remember, but it’s possible,” said Pixley.

Sampson described the dinghy as a gray Avon inflatable with an inflatable floor and a black Tohatsu engine. Pixley said the dinghy setup was valued at around $4,000.

Pixley spent some time crusing around a busy Camden Harbor Friday, checking the usual places where wayward dinghies often end up due to tides and winds.

“I didn’t find it anywhere,” said Pixley. “It’s a mystery. Kind of like how the captain ended up in the water last night.”

If anyone has seen the dinghy, bearing a Massachusetts registration sticker, they can call the Camden Harbormaster’s Office at 207-236-7969 or hail them on VHF Channel 16.

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