Patricia Adele Calatrello, 44, disappeared from a boat in the Catalina Channel on February 12, 1979. She and her husband left San Pedro on February 10 for Catalina Island; according to the husband, they became disoriented and spent the weekend trying to return to land. In the early hours of February 12 the husband woke to find Patricia gone. The boat was found adrift on February 13 by a passing vessel with the husband aboard but no sign of Patricia. A subsequent search of the area did not locate her.

She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a brown sweater, and a red and white parka. The circumstances of her disappearance remain unresolved. If anyone was on or near the Catalina Channel that weekend or has information about small-boat traffic or sightings in that area, please share what is known.