Victor Shiloh Barbour vanished from the commercial fishing vessel Miss Mickie on January 6, 1988, his 20th birthday. The boat was about ten miles south of Horn Island Pass and roughly twelve miles from the Chandeleurs when crew members discovered he was no longer aboard. No one witnessed him enter the water, and the circumstances of his disappearance remain unknown.

An immediate search of the surrounding waters was conducted, with his brother taking part, but no trace of Barbour was ever found. At the time he went missing he was described as a white male, 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 1 inch, 150 to 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and white boots.

The case is officially classified as a lost or injured missing person and is believed to be a drowning at sea, though no body was recovered and questions remain. If anyone was on the Miss Mickie that day or has information about Victor’s last known movements, please share what you know.