NC NC - Petty Officer Taylor Machado, 21, Virginia Beach, 9 April 2016

JerseyGirl · Apr 14, 2016

The Navy has identified the sailor who went missing from the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall April 9 off the coast of North Carolina as Taylor KayJean Machado, a gunner's mate 3rd class, went missing from the ship during training operations in support of a pre-deployment exercise some 60 nautical miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/...ho-went-missing-off-north-carolina-coast.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navy-ids-sailor-reported-missing-off-north-carolina-38393580

Dushi · Apr 14, 2016

Officials say the Navy, assisted by the Coast Guard, searched for Machado for about 72 hours in an area off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, before suspending the search Tuesday afternoon.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navy-ids-sailor-reported-missing-off-north-carolina-38393580

I find this so very sad

radiator · Apr 14, 2016

very sad. here is her FB: https://www.facebook.com/taylorkay.machado

ninij9 · Apr 14, 2016

What makes them so sure she went overboard? I hope every single nook and cranny of that ship was searched. So vague.

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JnRyan · Apr 14, 2016

ninij9 said:
What makes them so sure she went overboard? I hope every single nook and cranny of that ship was searched. So vague.

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She probably missed quarters or watch. Afterwards, each division was likely tasked to search their spaces while conducting overboard searches. A missing sailor while at sea is evolution involving all hands not on watch and not taken lightly. A lot of ship to search, though if a Marine detachment is not onboard and I haven't heard if there was one onboard.

LaborDayRN · Apr 14, 2016

Dushi said:
Officials say the Navy, assisted by the Coast Guard, searched for Machado for about 72 hours in an area off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, before suspending the search Tuesday afternoon.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/navy-ids-sailor-reported-missing-off-north-carolina-38393580

I find this so very sad

Heartbreaking. What kind eyes Taylor has.

JerseyGirl · Apr 15, 2016

A crew member conducting a head count realized someone was missing around 4:20 p.m. on April 9, and put out a man overboard call.

An investigation into the incident is in progress.

http://wncn.com/2016/04/14/sailor-who-went-missing-off-cape-hatteras-identified/

ninij9 · Apr 15, 2016

Do they have CCTV on Navy ships? I am probably asking a stupid question. I just hate to think that no one will ever know the circumstances of her disappearance.

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wendybtn · Apr 15, 2016

radiator said:
very sad. here is her FB: https://www.facebook.com/taylorkay.machado

I am wondering how her 'complicated' relationship has been since last October.

JnRyan · Apr 15, 2016

One of 3 scenarios: Suicide (which apparently is more common now than when I was onboard ship), Accident or Murder. In any event there is an investigation that has either begun or will soon. I'm just wondering who is doing the investigation - an officer or board appointed by the CO or group commander or NCIS - as I have not seen it mentioned.

Treelights · Apr 15, 2016

http://www.navytimes.com/story/breaking-news/2016/04/09/man-overboard-carter-hall-vacapes/82851456/

"5:44 p.m. EDT April 10, 2016"

This is an older article, before her name was released.

Interesting to note:

"A pair of boots with a note was reportedly found on deck near the rear of the ship,…" (Snipped By Me)

I wonder what was in the note?

Also, her family was notified but they did not want to release her name to the public…

IMOO.

ninij9 · Apr 16, 2016

Treelights said:
http://www.navytimes.com/story/breaking-news/2016/04/09/man-overboard-carter-hall-vacapes/82851456/

"5:44 p.m. EDT April 10, 2016"

This is an older article, before her name was released.

Interesting to note:

"A pair of boots with a note was reportedly found on deck near the rear of the ship," (Snipped By Me)

I wonder what was in the note?

Also, her family was notified but they did not want to release her name to the public

IMOO.

Well that makes it sound more like a suicide. [emoji20]. I feel sad. You can't really tell by just pictures but there was something awfully sweet about her.

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JnRyan · Apr 16, 2016

Treelights said:
http://www.navytimes.com/story/breaking-news/2016/04/09/man-overboard-carter-hall-vacapes/82851456/

"5:44 p.m. EDT April 10, 2016"

This is an older article, before her name was released.

Interesting to note:

"A pair of boots with a note was reportedly found on deck near the rear of the ship,…" (Snipped By Me)

I wonder what was in the note?

Also, her family was notified but they did not want to release her name to the public…

IMOO.

I heard this rumor about the boots and the note on the base, but I never did see anything in the media till this. And this looks like one of the first articles.

kbpirate · Nov 22, 2016

I appears her family do believe her to be deceased.

Romulus · Aug 22, 2017

Taylor Kayjean Machado

Age last seen: 21
Age now: 22
Race: White female
Hair color: Brown
Eyes Color: Brown
Height: 62.0 to 64.0
Weight: 145.0 to 165.0
Scars and Marks: Nothing
Clothes: Unknown

Missing from Virginia Beach in April 9, 2016

Namus https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/36825/303

Gardener1850 · Nov 8, 2017

No recent updates. This was from April 2016:

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Taylor KayJean Machado has been identified as the sailor who went missing from the USS Carter Hall last week.

Machado was a 3rd class gunners mate, who had been assigned to the Carter Hall in May of 2014. She was reported missing on April 9 60 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras.

A crew member conducting a head count realized someone was missing around 4:20 p.m. on April 9, and put out a man overboard call, according to Lieutenant Michael Hatfield, a Navy spokesperson.

The Navy immediately initiated search and rescue operations. Various Navy and Coast Guard helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft participated in the 72-hour search that covered more than 22,388 square nautical miles.

Navy and Coast Guard officials suspended the search for Machado on April 12.

http://wavy.com/2016/04/10/update-navy-coast-guard-suspend-search-for-missing-sailor/

iulia · Aug 31, 2018

Taylor KayJean Machado – The Charley Project

Richard · Apr 7, 2022

Taylor KayJean Machado

Machado, circa 2016; Tattoos on Machado's chest

Missing Since 04/09/2016
Missing From Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Classification Lost/Injured Missing
Sex Female
Race White
Age 21 years old
Height and Weight 5'2 - 5'4, 145 - 165 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Machado has tattoos on each side of her upper chest, and a tattoo on her upper arm.

Details of Disappearance

Machado was last seen on the U.S.S. Carter Hall off the North Carolina coast on April 9, 2016. A Petty Officer 3rd Class with the Navy, a gunners mate, she disappeared from her ship during training operations for a future deployment. She was discovered missing at approximately 4:20 p.m. Water temperatures were in the low sixties to low seventies at the time.

The Navy and the Coast Guard searched for Machado off the coast of Cape Hatteras for about 72 hours, covering 22,388 nautical square miles, but found nothing and eventually suspended the search operation.

Machado is originally from Paso Robles, California. She graduated from Paso Robles High School in 2013, and enlisted later that year. She reported to the Carter Hall in May 2014. She is presumed to have drowned.

Investigating Agency

Naval Criminal Investigative Service 757-444-7327

Source Information

Richard · Apr 7, 2022

6 years missing...

Taylor KayJean Machado, US Navy, age 21
Missing from the USS Carter Hall, 9 April 2016

JnRyan · Apr 7, 2022

Navy training covers floating or drown proofing. But the USS Carter Hall is an LSD and that is a significant drop just from the main deck. One could do it if it was a controlled jump and not an accidental fall or push. Water temps in the upper 60's with night time April temps (it was in the mid to high 50's last night) are enough to cause problems as well.

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