Melanie Porter, 60, of Seward, Alaska, disappeared from a 22-foot vessel in Aialik Bay on May 22, 2024, after the boat began taking on water in bad weather. The craft had left Seward the previous day with four people aboard. A mayday was called to the U.S. Coast Guard about 5:30 a.m., and by the time a rescue helicopter arrived the vessel had capsized.

A nearby commercial tour boat, the Skana, recovered one passenger, 29-year-old Hayden Green, who was pronounced deceased. Melanie Porter and two others—60-year-old Joshua Green and 29-year-old Caleb Green—were not found. The Coast Guard searched about 95 square miles over nine combined hours by air and sea before suspending active search operations the next day. The Alaska State Troopers also activated their Dive, Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team but had not located the missing by the evening of May 23.

The conditions and rapid capsizing left significant uncertainty about what happened to Porter and the others. If anyone was on Aialik Bay that day or has information about the boat or its passengers, please come forward.