Jaime Javier Gallegos was 31 when he was last seen in connection with Kodiak, Alaska, and the commercial fishing vessel Advantage on Aug. 31, 2012. Contemporary maritime records identify him as the crewman lost when the Advantage suddenly capsized about 14 nautical miles from Cape Barnabas in the Gulf of Alaska during the early morning hours that day. NamUs lists him under missing-person case MP54034 and describes him as White/Caucasian, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 230 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

The Advantage had departed Kodiak Harbor the afternoon of Aug. 30, carrying 33 cod pots among other supplies. Within minutes the vessel began taking on water and rolled sharply to port; three men escaped and were rescued from an overturned hull and an inflatable dinghy, but Jaime was not among them. An EPIRB signal prompted a Coast Guard response and a search that continued on Aug. 31 before being suspended.

What remains unclear from these details is where Jaime went after the capsize and whether any evidence of his whereabouts was recovered during the search. If anyone has information about Jaime’s movements or saw him before the voyage, please share what is known.