Eugene Smith Naumoff, 34, was aboard the 32-foot fishing vessel Cape Karluk when it was destroyed in a severe storm on January 12, 1988, in the Geese Island Channel near Old Harbor, Kodiak. Winds were reported at 40 to 60 knots as the crew sought safe harbor. Two crewmen, Merle P. Ashouwak, 24, and Jerry D. Christiansen, 30, were later recovered; Eugene was never found.

Debris from the vessel confirmed the boat’s destruction and searches of the area failed to locate him. The official classification of the event is a boating accident and the investigation concluded he was lost at sea. Without remains, his family has had no physical closure.

Did anyone from Old Harbor or the Kodiak area have contact with Eugene or the Cape Karluk around January 12, 1988?