On March 3, 1989, 26-year-old Dennis Frye, described as American Indian and Alaska Native, disappeared from the 108-foot longline halibut boat Ocean Hope II in the Shelikof Strait. The vessel had sought refuge from a fierce storm in Portage Bay and was last heard from the night of March 2. Skipper Jack White, 33, and crewmen Dan Tullar, 26, and Michael Wheeler, 27, were aboard; none survived.

Searchers found only a single life ring; no survivors and minimal wreckage were recovered. The Ocean Hope II and its crew are presumed lost at sea, and the precise circumstances of what happened in the storm remain unknown.

If anyone knew Dennis Frye, his routines, or had contacts in Kodiak or with the fishing community at that time, any information could be valuable.