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The Coast Guard believes that Philip Ruhle Sr. is out there, somewhere.

And the search for the missing captain aboard the Sea Breeze, which capsized off Cape May, N.J., Wednesday, continues tonight.

"We will continue to search for him as long as there is a possibility of survival,'' said Petty Officer Crystalynn Kneen.

Ruhle, 56, along with fishermen Rayford Carr and Anthony "Tony" Hendrickson, were aboard the 80-feet-long fishing trawler when it overturned. Carr and Hendrickson swam to the top and clung to the hull until they were rescued. The boat carried 100,00 pounds of squid bound for Cape May, which may have caused it to flip over.

Meanwhile, Ruhle's family has arranged a memorial service for him, set for 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary United Methodist Church, 200 Turner Rd., Middletown. The family will receive visitors from 9 to 10. A reception will follow at Easton Point, 116 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown.

-- Journal staff writer Lisa Vernon-Sparks

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