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Donald Smith, 52, of Ketchikan, Alaska, disappeared after the F/V Thunderbird, a 35-foot longline fishing boat, began to flood and sank on February 14, 1991, about one mile north of Cape Ommaney in Chatham Strait. He was last seen wearing a dark or green nylon windbreaker and blue jeans. A second person aboard survived; Donald did not.

An extensive search followed but no trace of Donald was found. He is presumed to have drowned, though his case remains officially listed as a missing person. He was described as a fisherman with blue eyes, brown hair, and a height of six feet two inches. The Alaska State Troopers handled the investigation.

Does anyone who fished in Chatham Strait in February 1991 or who knew Donald have information that could help clarify what happened that day?