Joseph Wayne McCarton, 34, vanished from the shrimping boat Kelli Michelle in early August 2008 while working in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast. He was last seen aboard the vessel about 6:00 p.m. on August 3, 2008; by roughly 9:00 p.m. the new captain and a deckhand discovered he was missing and a search of the boat found no sign of him. The U.S. Coast Guard opened a missing person case and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office was also involved.

McCarton was a resident of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, who made his living on the water. He is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches, about 180 pounds, with black hair and blue eyes. Distinguishing features include a limp, scars on his chest, elbow and right hip from a hip replacement, surgical chest scars from past cancer treatment, a capped front tooth and a previously broken nose. He was typically seen in white t-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes and a hat.

The prevailing account is that McCarton likely fell overboard, but no body has ever been recovered and the disappearance remains unresolved. If anyone worked on the Kelli Michelle or was on the water in that area in early August 2008, did you see or hear anything that could help explain what happened to Joe?