On December 6, 1989, 16-year-old Vasily Andreeff disappeared when the 42-foot fiberglass crab boat Angara capsized and sank in the Shelikof Strait near Shuyak Island, about ten miles west of Eagle Cape. Vasily was aboard with other crew; the sinking claimed two crew members. He was described as having brown hair and brown eyes, standing five feet eleven inches and weighing about 155 pounds.

Search and rescue teams conducted searches in the frigid waters but were unable to locate Vasily. The body of 48-year-old Ignaty Andreeff was recovered; Vasily was not found and is presumed drowned. The case remains an unresolved maritime disappearance tied to the dangerous conditions of the Shelikof Strait.