Raymond Irwin Hodgkins, a Bar Harbor fisherman tied to Mount Desert Island’s working waterfront, was last heard from on May 1, 1990. He was last known aboard his 38- to 40-foot Duffy fishing boat Joshua’s Delight, reportedly fishing alone on the Schoodic Ledges about 25 miles offshore for haddock, cod, and flounder when weather worsened. Other fishermen were in radio contact and reportedly turned for port; Hodgkins said he would finish his tow but never returned to Bar Harbor.

Search efforts recovered an unopened life boat and a hatch cover, and there were reports of a possible oil slick, though locations were not clearly established. A tattered yellow rain slicker and a baseball cap were later reported recovered; the jacket showed marine growth and the cap was noted as unusual because he reportedly did not wear one. Family provided DNA reference samples and the community has kept his memory alive, including a proposed 2024 plaque for the town pier. If anyone knew Raymond, his boat, or was on the water that day, any information could still help fill the gaps in what happened.