Scott Michael Caldwell, 49, of Olympia, Washington, was last seen on November 6, 2018. His 29-foot sailboat was found grounded and abandoned at Skiff Point on Bainbridge Island on the morning of November 8, 2018, which prompted a U.S. Coast Guard search that was called off the same day.

Investigators who checked the vessel found personal items, including Caldwell’s wallet and cellphone, and a dinghy nearby, but Scott himself was not on board and was not located during the search. The presence of those essential belongings suggested he had not planned to vanish. The official investigation remained open, but no public updates or new leads have been reported.

Anyone who saw Scott, his sailboat, or a dinghy in Puget Sound around November 6–8, 2018 is asked to come forward with information.