John W. Fitzgerald Jr., 51, of Needham, Massachusetts, disappeared from a private recreational fishing vessel in waters off Nantucket on August 23, 2013, the day before his 52nd birthday. Reports say he was alone at the stern of the boat just before he went missing and it is unclear whether he was wearing a life jacket.

The United States Coast Guard and the Nantucket Harbor Master conducted an extensive search and rescue operation that was suspended after about 24 hours. Fitzgerald’s body has never been found and he was presumed lost at sea. An obituary in the Boston Globe remembered him as a lifelong Needham resident who was well liked and known for his quick wit and wry sense of humor.

Was anyone on the boat that day willing to share more about the timeline or the moments before he was last seen?