Alejamvro Cortez, who sometimes used the names Robert Foreman or Alejandro Cortez, was 31 when he was aboard the fishing vessel Arctic Rose on April 2, 2001. The 92-foot trawler was operating about 205 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska, when it disappeared without issuing a mayday or any distress call. An emergency beacon alerted the Coast Guard to the sinking amid 45-knot winds and waves up to 24 feet.

Fifteen crew members were aboard; only the captain’s body was recovered. The wreck was later located on the ocean floor and surveyed by a remotely operated vehicle. Investigators concluded that a combination of critical safety failures likely caused rapid flooding — notably a watertight door on the processing deck reportedly left open, plus other open hatches — and questioned the vessel’s stability after structural modifications and the crew’s experience and training.

Does anyone have information about Alejamvro Cortez’s life or the Arctic Rose voyage that could help clarify what happened that day?