Slain Chicago Boat Captain Remembered as Beloved Family Man

Death Of Boat Captain Known As 'President' Of DuSable Harbor Being Investigated As Homicide

The body of Nabil Abzal, known as Captain Bill, was pulled out of the water over the weekend. Officials are investigating his death as his friends at the harbor search for answers.

Slain Chicago boat captain remembered as beloved family man

As police continue to investigate the weekend homicide of beloved Chicago charter boat captain Nabil Abzal, his wife said Tuesday the man others knew simply as “Captain Bill” overcame early challenges in life and always put his family first. “He loved being ‘Captain Bill,’” Laura Abzal told the Tribune. “But he was so much more than that. (He) was a humble man who would be a bit embarrassed by all the attention he is receiving.” Divers recovered…

Boat captain killed at DuSable Harbor mourned: 'He never met someone who wasn’t a friend.'

Nabil Abzal, 63, drowned under suspicious circumstances and was pulled from the DuSable Harbor around 3 a.m. Saturday, officials said.

Boat captain killed at DuSable Harbor mourned: ‘He never met someone who wasn’t a friend’

When Laura Abzal’s orange 1969 Volkswagen Beetle got stuck in an Oak Park alley snow bank decades ago, Nabil Abzal stepped outside with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and pushed her out. Two years later, the two met at a bar, and Laura Abzal later learned that her eventual husband of nearly 40 years was the one who helped her in a moment of need without asking for anything in return. “If you were a stranger in the street who needed help, he…