Jess Willard Gilbert was 33 when he disappeared from St. Pete Beach, Florida, on January 26, 1985. He and companion Vernon Nash left on a 24-foot fishing vessel to go shark fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and were expected back by January 29. Neither the men nor the boat were ever seen again.

Extensive searches turned up no trace of the vessel or the two men. Gilbert was described as 5 feet 10 inches, about 175 pounds, with black hair and a scar on his forehead. Authorities believe both men were lost at sea, but the exact circumstances of their disappearance remain unknown.

If anyone knew Jess Gilbert or Vernon Nash, their plans that week, or saw a 24-foot fishing boat in the gulf around January 26–29, 1985, please share what you know.