Donald L. Smith was 40 when he was last known to be in Frenchman’s Bay, Maine, on March 25, 1971. His case appears in NamUs as MP39523 with the Maine Marine Patrol, Division II, identified as the investigating agency.

The last reported events began as a working clamming trip from Hancock Point to Stave Island with six people aboard. After collecting about 12 bushels of clams, the motor reportedly became entangled in a rope from an old lobster trap. The boat then took water over the stern, filled, and upset, throwing all six people into the cold coastal water of Frenchman’s Bay. Records describe this as a sudden maritime accident rather than a voluntary disappearance.

Public missing-person listings preserve Donald’s name, description, and those circumstances but offer only sparse detail about what happened next. Does anyone have information about that March 25, 1971 outing or recall the incident around Hancock Point and Stave Island?