Carlos Martin Zabala was 30 when the 93-foot fishing vessel Katmai foundered in the Bering Sea on October 22, 2008. The boat was near Amchitka Pass, about 100 miles west of Adak, Alaska, en route with a load of Pacific cod when it lost steering and began taking on water during a severe storm. Winds gusted to 90 knots and seas reached 25 to 35 feet; water temperature was about 43 degrees.

The crew of eleven abandoned ship after a distress signal, and a large U.S. Coast Guard search recovered four survivors and five deceased crew. Zabala and fellow crewman Robert Davis, last seen wearing orange survival suits, were not found; the search was later suspended. The Coast Guard investigation cited multiple contributing factors: the vessel was reportedly carrying about twice the catch weight used in its stability tests, watertight doors were not properly secured, and the captain chose to sail into the storm.

Does anyone have information about Zabala’s last known movements aboard the Katmai or contacts who were on that trip?