Harry Jackson Modesette, 35, was aboard the fishing vessel Evanick when it capsized in the Shelikof Strait on April 25, 1998. The 50-foot fiberglass herring boat left Kodiak bound for Togiak with four crew members: skipper Carl Vanvalkenberg, Robert P. Ritchie, Shaun R. Gibson and Modesette. Rough seas caused a skiff lashed to the deck to shift, the Evanick to roll over and capsize, and there was no time for a distress call.

All four men were lost to the sea and are presumed to have died in the boating accident. The loss of the Evanick and its crew devastated the Kodiak community and underscores the hazards of maritime work in those waters.