Walter Wynne Laughead was 23 when he vanished from the 60-foot crab fishing vessel Hellion after it left Dutch Harbor on November 22, 1979. He was one of three crewmen aboard—captain and owner Ronald Hoffman of Seldovia and 19-year-old Aaron Goin of Oregon—who were retrieving crab pots and headed to Beaver Inlet for winter storage when a major storm moved in.

On November 23 a severe storm struck with winds reported up to 70 knots and seas around 20-foot waves. All communication with the Hellion was lost and the vessel disappeared. No wreckage or remains of the three men have ever been found. The Alaska State Troopers opened a case but, with no new leads, the investigation went cold; the official account states the Hellion and crew were lost in the storm.

Does anyone have memories, photos, or information about the Hellion, its last voyage, or the three men that could help shed light on what happened?