On November 5, 1998, 43-year-old fisherman Michael Rezo Cook fell into the Bering Sea while working aboard the fishing vessel Providence about 87 miles west-northwest of Port Moller, Alaska. He was wearing an orange Helly Hansen rain suit and black Xtratuf rubber boots but had no life jacket or survival gear when he went into the water. A crewmate jumped in to try to reach him, but Michael slipped beneath the surface before he could be reached.

A search of the remote, icy waters was carried out and later suspended; Michael was never located. He was described as a Caucasian male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, a scar on his left finger, and several tattoos on his back, chest, right shoulder and left breast. The exact circumstances that led him into the water are not detailed.

If anyone was aboard the Providence that day or has information about the incident or Michael’s tattoos and identifying marks, please share what you know.