Update on Missing Boat with NFL Players Nick Schuyler in Stable Condition: Continuing with the news that have captured the nation’s attention regarding a 21-foot fishing boat, which went missing this weekend.
The vessel contained four men, two of which are: Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper. NFL players are still missing at this point. Rescue teams are doing everything they can to narrow the area where Schuyler and the flipped-over boat were found, which will help the search. 
Earlier today, the boat along with a survivor, Nick Schuyler, were found about 35 miles off the coast of St. Petersburg, Florida. According to Schuyler, he had been in the water since Saturday afternoon, at which time it is speculated things went bad. It is believed that the boat flipped over while anchored down.
Thanks to local news outlets were are able to provide you with minute-to-minute updates:
Update: 2:19 p.m. ET: Ray Sanchez, Marquis Cooper's cousin, said that the four missing boaters remained together after the boat turned over. "They were all together for a good period of time after the boat flipped," Cooper told reporters. He could not identify a time when the boat flipped.
Update: 2:21 p.m. ET: Stu Schuyler, Nick's father, said he spoke with his son and that he had been in the water since Saturday afternoon. The rescued boater is in serious but stable condition. "He looks OK," Stu Schuyler said. "He's got a few cuts and bruises. His temperature is not that far from normal."
Update: 2:25 p.m. ET: Schuyler's mother, Marcia Schuyler, said her son told her he was thinking of her while he was stranded at sea. "'Mom, I kept saying you're not going to go to my funeral' " she said her son told her. "That's what kept him hanging on."
Update, 3:21 p.m. ET: Capt. Timothy Close said his officers have spoken with Nick Schuyler at the hospital, and much of what they learn from him will affect the search for the other three men. He said the search team is using computer models to estimate where the missing men may have drifted to, but that Schuyler's input will help the search. He could not Ray Sanchez's statement that the missing boaters were together after the boat flipped on Saturday.




