Microsoft engineer's boat still missing; Coast Guard to call off search.
The article talks of "Google engineers are also helping in search by looking at their Google Earth satellite photos for any signs of a boat in distress" and the Amazon CTO, Werner Vogels, is tracking the issue in his http://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2007/01/jim_gray_missing_at_sea.html
Previously posted at blog.Solidsoft.com