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Terrance Sam Batchelder, 43, vanished from Seguam Island in the Aleutians after going ashore from the tugboat Red Jacket on November 28, 1990, to look for fresh water. Batchelder and crewmate John Slagill, 32, landed a 12-foot inflatable Zodiac at Finch Cove, built a fire, and were seen searching the shore as daylight faded. A snowstorm overnight obscured the cove; by the morning of November 29 the beach was empty. The Red Jacket’s crew found footprints, a lone glove, a plastic bag and drag marks to the water suggesting the Zodiac had been launched during the night.

A Coast Guard search involving C-130s and a Navy P-3 covered about 6,200 square miles, but no trace of Batchelder, Slagill, their boat or equipment was found. The official search was suspended on December 1, 1990, leaving their disappearance unsolved. If anyone was on Seguam Island that week or remembers activity around Finch Cove, can you share what you know?