Joseph Marusak, a 51-year-old merchant mariner from San Diego, was reported missing from the container ship APL Philippines on February 21, 2013. He was serving as an Able Seaman and was four days out of Yokohama, Japan when he failed to report for his four-to-eight watch. A shipboard search and a 24-hour grid search of the area were conducted after he could not be located on board, and the crew held a ceremony, signing a life ring and casting it into the sea at his last known position.

Marusak is described as a 6 feet 2 inches white male, about 240 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Reports note there were no signs of unusual behavior before he disappeared; he had taken a cash draw for his expected shore leave in Yokohama and no personal note was found. The San Diego Police Department is the reporting agency and the case is listed with the State of California’s Department of Justice. The official investigation has not publicly released conclusions about what happened.

Did anyone aboard the APL Philippines or anyone who knew Joseph at the time notice other details about his last hours aboard the ship?