Jan Martin Tjosvoll was 23 when he was knocked overboard from the 111-foot steel trawler Flying Cloud on November 19, 1989, about 100 miles east of St. Paul, Alaska. A cable on deck suddenly broke and the snapping line threw him into the frigid Bering Sea. He was wearing a gray wool sweater, a yellow Stormy Seas hooded raincoat, bib-type rain pants, a hard hat and brown Xtratuf rubber boots.

The report describes a sudden, violent accident in extremely cold, rough waters that left little hope for survival despite any immediate efforts by the crew. This incident underscores the severe hazards faced by commercial fishermen in Alaskan waters.

If anyone sailed with the Flying Cloud or knew Jan Martin Tjosvoll, any details about his last watch, the conditions aboard that day, or remembrance of him could be important to share.