On December 11, 2001, 20-year-old Jared Hamrick was aboard the 40-foot fishing vessel Nesika when it capsized about one mile west of Yaquina Head, off Newport, Oregon. The boat went down amid turbulent December seas that day; four fishermen were lost, and only one body, that of Steven Langlot, was ever recovered.

The other three lost were Jared Hamrick, captain Robert Thompson, 40, and crewman Benjamin Eder, 21. The Nesika later washed ashore and was found aground on Beverly Beach. Families and the Newport fishing community launched an extensive search but never recovered Jared or the other two men; they are presumed lost at sea.

If anyone remembers the Nesika, its final voyage, or had contact with Jared before December 11, 2001, please share information that might help complete the record of what happened that day.