James Foster Missing Person Case

On January 15, 1995, 37-year-old James 'Jim' Foster was serving as the skipper and part-owner of the F/V Northwest Mariner, a 93-foot steel crab fishing vessel. It was the opening day of the Opilio crab season, and the boat and its six-person crew were in the Bering Sea, approximately 120 nautical miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska. The crew, all from Washington State, encountered fierce weather, with reports of 40-knot winds and 24-foot seas. In the early afternoon, the Northw ...
Last Seen: Jan 15, 1995