Lynn Sherwood Deibert was last seen off Lewes, Delaware, on February 4, 2007, during a transfer from the pilot boat Big Stone 5 to the 645-foot freighter Energy Enterprise. A veteran federal ship pilot with the Chesapeake Federal Pilots Association and more than 30 years of sailing experience, he was described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes and identifiable scars on his abdomen, ankle area, and above his right eyebrow.

Witnesses say Deibert climbed partway up the ship’s ladder, paused, and then fell into the water, landing on his back and not striking the ship. The bay conditions were extremely hazardous: water around 39 degrees Fahrenheit, winds near 20 to 25 knots and six-foot seas. Crew members threw multiple life rings and he reportedly wore a flotation device, but he disappeared in the cold rough water. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted more than 14 hours of searching with helicopters, boats, a cutter and aircraft support and made 13 sorties before suspending the effort. Deibert’s body was never recovered and he has been presumed lost at sea and later declared legally dead.

Did anyone who sailed in Delaware Bay around that time have memories of the Big Stone 5 or the Energy Enterprise during the night of February 4, 2007?