Sean Cone was 24 when he was reported missing from Portland, Maine, in connection with the commercial fishing vessel Lady Luck. His last contact is listed as January 30, 2007; he is described as White/Caucasian with sandy hair and blue eyes, about 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet 1 inch tall and roughly 160 to 190 pounds. He was aboard Lady Luck with crewman Daniel Miller and the United States Coast Guard led the investigation.

Lady Luck left Portland on the evening of January 31 bound to fish south of Platt’s Bank. A nearby vessel saw her outbound with running lights apparently off and could not raise her. The Coast Guard received an automatic emergency-beacon signal early the next morning. Searchers found an oil slick and debris but no survivors, bodies, survival suits, or usable life raft; the search was suspended February 2, 2007. An ROV later located the 52-foot dragger on the seabed about 530 feet down; visible hull and superstructure damage was limited, the life raft was found inflated but still attached to its cradle, and investigators considered flooding or capsize possible though no definitive mechanical cause was established.

Sean and Daniel have been remembered by family and the fishing community. Does anyone have information about their final trip or the vessel’s condition before departure?