Brian Lee Schouten was a 27-year-old crew member aboard the F/V St. George, a 77-foot steel crabber that departed Dutch Harbor on January 2, 1992, bound for crabbing grounds near Cold Bay. The vessel was last seen on January 4, 1992, and later sank about 152 nautical miles north of Unimak Pass. Schouten and five shipmates — Kevin Clark, George Dahl, Terry James, Sean McWethy, and David Parkes — were never found.

Search and rescue operations recovered only the ship’s empty life raft on January 5, 1992. No wreckage of the vessel or survivors were located, and without a hull to examine or eyewitness accounts, the exact cause of the sinking is unknown. The harsh winter conditions of the Bering Sea are noted in accounts of the loss.

Does anyone have memories of the St. George or knowledge that could help fill gaps about the final voyage?