Jimmie Lee Conrad was 24 when he vanished in the early hours of April 2, 2001, along with fourteen other crew members of the F/V Arctic Rose. The 92-foot fishing vessel sank about 205 miles northwest of St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea during a storm with winds of roughly 45 knots and 24-foot seas. The ship sent no mayday or distress signal; an emergency beacon ultimately alerted the Coast Guard and led to discovery of the wreck.

A Coast Guard investigation later located the wreck with a remotely operated vehicle and found a watertight door to the processing area left open, a factor investigators said likely caused rapid flooding. The vessel had been built in 1988 and undergone major structural modifications without a naval architect’s oversight, and it had a history of mechanical problems that raised questions about seaworthiness. Only the captain’s body was recovered; there were no survivors. Families of the lost crew filed wrongful death lawsuits alleging negligence by the vessel’s owners.

Does anyone have information about the crew’s final voyage or recall reports from the Arctic Rose before April 2, 2001?