Richard Lee Anderson, 30, of Dillingham, Alaska, was lost at sea after the F/V Pacesetter vanished in the Bering Sea in late January 1996. The last communication from the 127-foot crab boat was January 26, 1996; an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon signal was detected the next evening about 60 to 65 miles northwest of St. George Island. Debris recovered January 28 included a life raft and a buoy marked Pacesetter, and a second partially submerged, uninflated life raft was found a few hours later.

A U.S. Coast Guard search covered about 361 square miles but turned up no survivors. The Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation later determined the vessel likely capsized because of an overload of crab pots, severe weather, and the free surface effect in the forward hold. Anderson and six crewmates are presumed to have perished. Does anyone have information about Richard Anderson’s life in Dillingham or memories of the Pacesetter’s final voyage?