Germano DiLorenzo, 46, disappeared on February 10, 1996, after a 20-foot Sunbird boat capsized off the Santa Cruz County coast near Greyhound Rock, about four miles south of Año Nuevo Island. Large waves flipped the boat and tossed all five passengers into the Pacific. DiLorenzo, who could not swim and was not wearing a life jacket, was seen slipping beneath the water during rescue efforts. Surfers and rescuers recovered the other passengers but DiLorenzo was never found and is presumed to have drowned.

His wife later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the boat’s captain alleging negligence for failing to ensure DiLorenzo was wearing a life jacket. No trace of his body has been recovered. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 7 inches, 165 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and missing the first joint of his right pinky finger.

Did anyone on the water that day or with knowledge of the Greyhound Rock area see or hear anything that could help explain what happened?