Elmer Russell White, also recorded as Elmer Russell White III, Elmer Russel White III and known as Russ White, was 27 when he was last seen aboard the fishing vessel Andronica on April 22, 1989. The vessel was about 150 miles southwest of St. Matthew Island in the Bering Sea when he was reported missing. Reports indicate he may have fallen overboard into the frigid waters, but there are no confirmed eyewitness details of his last moments.

Search and rescue efforts were launched after his disappearance but no trace of White was ever found and the searches were eventually suspended. The Alaska State Troopers’ investigation ended with him not located; his family was left without closure. If anyone knew Elmer’s work on the Andronica, his movements at sea that spring, or has information about that voyage, please come forward.