Francisco Frank Joseph Beeman, 55, was lost at sea off Kodiak, Alaska, after his fishing vessel Morning Star capsized and sank near Chief Point in Uyak Bay. The incident is dated January 14, 1989; Beeman was never seen again and is presumed deceased. He was described as 6 feet tall, about 195 pounds, with graying hair, blue eyes and a scar on his nose. On the day he vanished he was thought to be wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, a t-shirt, blue Levi’s and blue sweatpants, with an orange life vest and a hat.

One crewman, named Joe Talien, survived the sinking. The Alaska State Troopers handled the case and Beeman is listed in NamUs under alternate names including Francis Joseph Beeman Jr. and Frank Joseph Beeman. Few details are available about what caused the Morning Star to go down; the loss appears to have been sudden and catastrophic.

Did anyone in the Kodiak fishing community have ties to the Morning Star or its crew who could shed light on that day?