Thomas A. Banks, known as Tom, was 33 when he disappeared from the fishing vessel Cape Chacon on June 19, 1987, off Cordova, Alaska. The 44-foot seiner capsized in heavy seas about 50 miles south of Montague Island; the crew abandoned ship. Thomas was last seen wearing an orange Harvey survival suit. A Coast Guard helicopter located a life raft and rescued three crew members, but Thomas was not among them and a search failed to find him.

Thomas is described as a white male, blond hair, blue eyes, 68 inches tall, about 180 pounds. The Cape Chacon sinking left his family and community without him and the circumstances remain a maritime disappearance.

Did anyone who sailed with the Cape Chacon or fished in that area in June 1987 have recollections that could shed light on Thomas’s last hours?