Family of man reported missing from Portsmouth shipyard searching for answers

“It’s hard to deal with right now. We know he’s still out there somewhere,” Ketara Fluellen said about her brother, Derrick Fluellen, being missing.

Ketara was understandably emotional Tuesday as she and her family tried to find out what happened to her brother. News 3 spoke with her on the phone.

“My brother was a nice person. My brother was a working man. He doesn’t bother anybody. He looked out for people,” said Ketara.

Watch: Search for contractor missing near Portsmouth Marine Terminal suspended for now

Search for contractor missing near Portsmouth Marine Terminal suspended for now

As News 3 has reported, Derrick was reported missing October 26 while working at Portsmouth Marine Terminal.

Tuesday, with the search for Derrick having been suspended, News 3 spoke to the Coast Guard about the search.

Cmdr. Holly Deal showed News 3 the boat that was used in the search. Along with the boat, a helicopter was used in the search but only a baseball cap that belongs to Derrick was found.

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