Alan J. Hirsch, 26, of North Miami, disappeared on February 24, 1984, after leaving Monty Trainer’s restaurant in Coconut Grove. He and a friend, Russ Rolnick, took a 16-foot orange-and-white ski boat that was having mechanical problems — lights not working and reportedly low on fuel. Witnesses said the men appeared intoxicated and Hirsch had a history of Quaalude use.

Their boat ran out of gas shortly after leaving; they paddled to a nearby gas station where Rolnick called his ex-girlfriend and said he expected to be home by nightfall. Neither man returned, and an extensive search covering more than 11,000 square miles across three states and into the Atlantic and Caribbean, including U.S. Coast Guard participation, turned up no trace of the men or the boat. Hirsch was described as 5 feet 9 inches, about 140 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Both men are presumed lost at sea. Did anyone in the Miami boating community or anyone who knew Hirsch or Rolnick around February 1984 ever hear additional details about that night or the boat they were using?