Satoshi Konno, a 58-year-old Japanese fish master, was aboard the F/V Alaska Ranger when the vessel began flooding in the Bering Sea on March 23, 2008. The 190-foot catcher-processor sent a mayday around 3 a.m. about flooding in the rudder room and loss of control roughly 120 miles west of Dutch Harbor. Crew were forced to abandon ship as it sank.

A U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue operation and nearby vessels responded. Forty-two of the 47 crew were rescued alive and four were recovered deceased. Konno was not found and is presumed lost at sea. Investigators later attributed the sinking to uncontrolled, progressive flooding that likely began in the rudder room because of compromised watertight integrity.

If anyone knew Satoshi Konno, sailed with him, or has information about the Alaska Ranger evacuation, please share what is known.