Concerns are growing for a 62-year-old American sailor after his boat was beached in Far North Queensland.

Police were called to Cape Bedford, north of Cooktown on Saturday night to find the 14-metre Ocean Rambler sailing vessel beached without crew.

It is unclear what has happened to the man, but police have said that the vessel set off from Vanuatu on September 3rd and it made its last transmission three days before the vessel was located.

Investigators want to speak to anyone who saw the vessel or had been in contact with the American sailor before the boat washed ashore.

Sky News Weather Senior Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said conditions in the area around Cape Bedford and Cooktown were typical for the time of year.

He said that the weather in Far North Queensland for the week in whi

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