Rezan Serrano Monteroso, 35, went missing from the Holland America Line ship MS Amsterdam on the evening of August 2, 2018, while the vessel was in Sitka Sound just east of Biorka Island. He was last seen about 6:00 PM in his white chef’s uniform and not wearing a life jacket. He failed to appear for his scheduled shift, prompting a shipboard search; after the crew could not locate him they turned the ship around to look for him and notified the United States Coast Guard at about 9:00 PM.

The Coast Guard launched a helicopter and searched into the following day, but suspended the search in the afternoon with no sign of Monteroso. He had been working on the Amsterdam for about five days and left behind a wife and children in the Philippines. The Alaska State Troopers are handling the investigation and the case remains open and unresolved.

If anyone was in Sitka Sound near Biorka Island on August 2, 2018, or has information about Monteroso’s movements that evening, please come forward.