On April 27, 1989, 33-year-old Douglas E. Cundiff was aboard the 42-foot fishing vessel F/V Legend when the boat overturned and sank near Cape Douglas in southwest Cook Inlet, Alaska. Douglas, from Homer, disappeared along with three crewmates — Richard Wiard, Dave Garner, and Mike Barney. The capsized Legend was located on April 30, 1989, but there was no sign of the four men who had been aboard.
Search and rescue operations were conducted by authorities after the vessel was found, and the Alaska State Troopers opened a missing persons case. Harsh marine conditions and the vast search area prevented recovery, and the case remains an open missing persons investigation. Douglas was a white male, 5 feet 9 inches, about 180 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes, a quarter-sized scar on his back near his shoulder, and believed to have been wearing a Seiko watch when he vanished.
If anyone knew Douglas, the Legend crew, or was in the Cape Douglas area that April, any details could help the families still seeking answers.