Aaron Marrs was 26 when he was aboard the F/V Big Valley on January 15, 2005, the opening day of opilio crab season. The 92-foot Kodiak-based vessel capsized and sank about 70 miles west of Saint Paul Island. An emergency position-indicating radio beacon went off around 7:15 a.m.; no mayday call was sent.

Cache Seel survived after being rescued in an inflatable life raft and reported waking to a severe tilt, getting into his survival suit, and helping Marrs from his quarters as the boat flooded. Two crewmen, Carlos Rivero and Danny Vermeersch, were recovered; Marrs, skipper Gary Edwards, and crewman Josias Luna were not found despite a three-day search covering more than 100 square miles. The Coast Guard investigation determined the Big Valley had been severely overloaded, carrying 50 to 55 pots and more than double the authorized bait, which raised its center of gravity and caused loss of stability in heavy seas.

The search was suspended and Marrs remains missing, his family left without closure. Does anyone with knowledge of the Big Valley or its crew have information to share?