Update: Missing Sierra Madre Man Located in Long Beach

Update 4:40 p.m: Authorities have been able to reach Hull by phone and confirm he is fine, according to Adam Eggers, a Coast Guard spokesman.

Update 1:30 p.m: Hull's boat has been found tied up in Long Beach, according to Seth Johnson, a spokesman for the Coast Guard.  The local police department will likely take over the search for Hull.

Original: The U.S. Coast Guard searched Wednesday for a man who disappeared while sailing his 15-foot sailboat between Los Alamitos and Santa Catalina Island.

John Hull, 65, of Sierra Madre was reported missing by his daughter on Tuesday night, said Adam Eggers of the Coast Guard.

"Hull was onboard his 15-foot sailboat, the Panda II, and sailing with a group early Monday morning from Los Alamitos to Two Harbors on Catalina Island," Eggers said.

"After falling behind the group, Hull text-messaged his daughter to inform her he was turning around, and would be home later Tuesday afternoon. When he did not return, she contacted the Long Beach Police Department," Eggers said.

The Coast Guard deployed a helicopter and a boat to conduct the search. The Panda II is a white-hulled sailboat with an aqua-blue line near the deckline.

Anyone with information on Hull's whereabouts was urged to call the Long Beach Police Department or the Coast Guard Command Center in San Pedro at (310) 521-3805.

-- City News Service and Dan Abendschein