Herold Robert Bock, 65, and his daughter Jeannie Chavez were last seen leaving Wilmington, California, on November 9, 1997. They sailed aboard a 64-foot schooner called Connie B., described as black with yellow trim and a white sail, bound for Sitka, Alaska on a trip Bock estimated would take about 30 days. Neither the vessel nor its passengers ever arrived, and there has been no contact since departure.

Some reports suggest the boat may have wrecked, and the Coast Guard searched without finding any trace of the schooner or the two people on board. The Los Angeles Police Department continues to list them as missing; no major leads have been reported since the disappearance. It remains unclear what happened during that voyage.

Did anyone in the Pacific sailing community or commercial shipping lanes see Connie B. after November 9, 1997, or have information about the route they might have taken?