Missing
Michael Timothy Costello
Costello, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 02/27/2005
Missing location (approx) :
Madeira Beach, Florida
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 10/29/1975 (45)
Age at the time of disappearance: 29 years old
Height / Weight : 6'2, 180 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Costello has a tattoo on his right upper arm.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Costello was the captain of a commercial fishing vessel, the GulfCoaster, in 2005. He was last seen on February 27, 2005. He was with another man, John Molina, on the GulfCoaster in the Gulf of Mexico, 73 miles away from John's Pass, Madeira Beach, Florida. Costello has never been heard from again.
The Coast Guard began searching for the men and their boat on February 28, the day after they were last seen. On March 2, debris from the GulfCoaster were located floating in the ocean, as was Molina's body. Costello was never located, however. He is believed to have died in a mishap at sea.
Other information and links : ncy
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
727-582-6200
September 2021 updates and sources
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
October 12, 2004. October 10, 2007; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
