I also was in contact with Egbert daily by txt or phone call. Here is another news article.
https://www.nny360.com/top_stories/virginia-man-found-dead-in-st-lawrence-river-was-on-a-6-000-mile-journey/article_d64d0eef-9f3a-599e-a19d-88a0ce588bc9.html
Egbert asked me to guide that cruise down the St. Johns river . He and his wife Peggy as well as another Bluejacket owner spent a great week together cruisinng.
RIP
Sorry to have to post this. Egbert was my friend,
https://www.nny360.com/top_stories/virginia-man-found-dead-in-st-lawrence-river-was-on-a-6-000-mile-journey/article_d64d0eef-9f3a-599e-a19d-88a0ce588bc9.html
Henry