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Michael Olney Missing Person Case

Last seen in Dillingham, Alaska on Apr 02, 2001

Victim Details

Mar 17, 2020

Jul 23, 2024

Michael

Olney

72

47

70 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Apr 02, 2001

Dillingham

Alaska

Dillingham Census Area

No

77632

Alaska State Troopers

Anchorage

Alaska

Anchorage Borough

99507

Malia Miller

Missing Persons Clearinghouse Manager

5700 East Tudor Road, Alaska

9072695511

State

Law Enforcement

010019662

2001-04-02

Alaska State Troopers

8719

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/26/2026


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On April 2, 2001, 47-year-old Michael Edward Olney, a resident of Dillingham, Alaska, was working aboard the fishing vessel Arctic Rose when it tragically sank in the Bering Sea. The 92-foot trawler went down approximately 205 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, claiming the lives of all 15 crew members in what is considered one of the worst commercial fishing accidents in recent American history. The vessel disappeared without issuing a mayday call, its fate only becoming known after an Emergen ...
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Last Seen: Apr 02, 2001

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    Has anyone dug into the weather conditions on the day the Arctic Rose sank? I know the Bering Sea ca... ...Read More
    10/11/2024
    I was reading about the Arctic Rose tragedy, and I can't stop thinking about how remote that area is... ...Read More
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