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Patrick Pat Flanery was 36 when he disappeared on June 26, 1991, while skippering the 37-foot fishing vessel Betty B through Atka Pass in the Aleutian Islands. He was fishing for black cod with two crew members, James Weber and Todd Burns, when the Betty B struck a rock, capsized and sank. All three men were thrown into the frigid Bering Sea; Todd Burns survived, but Flanery and Weber were not recovered.

The U.S. Coast Guard mounted a search and rescue effort, but the remote location and harsh conditions prevented finding the missing men. The official investigation concluded Flanery and Weber were lost at sea after the capsizing; their bodies were never recovered, leaving their families without closure.

Does anyone have memories of the Betty B, its crew, or information about the June 26, 1991 accident that could help fill gaps in the timeline?