Charles Robert Rutherford, Jr., known as Chuck, was 34 when he and his live-in girlfriend, Lana Ann Stempien, left on a boating trip to Mackinac Island on August 11, 2005. They were last seen about 12:30 p.m. at Presque Isle Marina in Presque Isle, Michigan, refueling their 27-foot Wellcraft cabin cruiser Sea’s Life. Lana placed a phone call at 2:07 p.m. saying they were a few hours from their destination; that was the last contact from either of them.

The next day the Sea’s Life was found about ten miles from Mackinac Island, idling in neutral with the motor running, radio playing, running lights off, swim ladder up and a 20-foot line trailing from the stern. Personal items, including cell phones, shoes and life preservers, remained aboard; a knob from the instrument panel was later found embedded in the sole of one of Lana’s shoes. About two weeks after the disappearance Lana’s body washed ashore near Hammond Bay; an autopsy listed drowning and an elevated level of carbon monoxide. Charles Rutherford’s body was never recovered, and a court declared him deceased in 2006, though his remains have not been found.

What details about that day or the Sea’s Life might someone with information still be able to clarify?