Steven Nazarian was 34 and working as a crewman aboard the Nagan, a 40-foot halibut longline vessel out of Cordova, when he went missing during a September 1991 fishing trip. The exact date of last contact is uncertain, but on September 23, 1991 the Nagan was found capsized near Egg Island on the Copper River Flats, south of Cordova. The body of the other crewman was recovered from the water; Steven was not found.

Alaska State Troopers conducted searches of the area around the overturned vessel; searches were extensive but unsuccessful in locating Steven. The sea conditions and remote, treacherous location are central to what happened that day, and no confirmed trace of him was recovered.

If anyone had contact with the Nagan, was in Cordova in September 1991, or has information about that trip or the vessel’s last movements, please share what is known.