James Jimmy Scavone was 22 when he disappeared from the Carnival Destiny in the early hours of July 5, 1999. He was from Meriden, Connecticut, about 5 feet 10 inches and 160–165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. The last confirmed activity places him in the ship’s social areas shortly after midnight; he charged drinks to his account around midnight and was seen leaving the disco or dance club at about 1:00 a.m. Friends said he wasn’t feeling well and planned to stop at the men’s room before returning to his cabin. The ship was at sea near San Juan, Puerto Rico, on a seven-day itinerary that had sailed from Miami.

When he vanished he was reportedly wearing a navy blue Tommy Hilfiger polo-style shirt, tan slacks, sandals, and a silver chain with a tennis-racket pendant. Identifying marks include a raised horseshoe-shaped scar on his upper left arm and a mole on the lower right side of his face. The Meriden Police Department is listed as the investigating agency and NamUs lists the case as MP3306. There is no confirmed explanation for what happened after he left the dance area.

Did anyone on that July 1999 sailing remember seeing James or notice anything unusual that night?