Shawn Michael Bouchard, 25, was among fifteen crewmen aboard the 92-foot trawler Arctic Rose when it sank in the Bering Sea in the early morning hours of April 2, 2001. The vessel went down about 205 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska, while harvesting rock sole. Only an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon signal alerted rescuers; no mayday call was received and the ship disappeared in severe weather with 45-knot winds and 24-foot waves.

Searchers recovered an empty life raft, some survival suits and an oil sheen; the only crew member ever recovered was the captain. The Coast Guard concluded the ship sank in less than two minutes from progressive down-flooding after a watertight door on the processing deck was left open. The investigation also noted unapproved structural changes and possible crew inexperience. An NTSB investigator later questioned the open-door finding and suggested a hull gash could have been involved.

Does anyone have memories of Shawn or the Arctic Rose crew, or information that could shed light on those final moments?